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It is an odd definition, I won't deny that. I was trying to talk about possible implementation, as opposed to the typical definition, so it's possible that I sh
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
It is an odd definition, I won't deny that. I was trying to talk about possible implementation, as opposed to the typical definition, so it's possible that I should have used another term.
By the way, this is the paper I was talking about. It won't explain my bizarre choice of words, but it might explain what I meant when I said that Scheme tail-call optimizes unconditionally:
http://repository.readscheme.org/ftp/papers/ai-lab-pubs/AIM-379.pdf http://repository.readscheme.org/ftp/papers/ai-lab-pubs/AIM-...
- taeric 10y agoI think I see the difference. There are tail call optimizations, and then there is tail call recursion. They are two different things, potentially. Thanks for linking the paper!
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoYeah, there you go. That paper is part of a collection of papers, known as The Lambda Papers. If you enjoyed this one, you'll probably want to read the rest: http://library.readscheme.org/page1.html http://library.readscheme.org/page1.html