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Re: recursion (was RE: Would-be hacker queries.)
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Wed, 12 May 1999 17:58:11 GMT
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John A. Tamplin skrev i meddelandet ...

Any recursive algorithm can always be recoded as an iterative one.

Are you sure? I have faint memories from University of a function called 'The
Ackermann Function' which was 'recursive in all directions', and couldn't be
expressed iteratively.

Of course, my memory is not perfect...

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  Re: recursion (was RE: Would-be hacker queries.)
 
(...) I am not familiar with that function, but I believe I recall a proof in a graduate CS theory class that any recursive algorithm could be transformed into an iterative one. Do you have a reference for this function? For practical purposes, (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) Actually, he goes on to show that in some cases you can eliminate call stack recursion using simple transforms as well. (...) For example, JVM does this by keeping a frame stack of methods that have been executed. The interpreter main loop (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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