I wonder where recursive programming fits into this. For any newby programmer, recursive programming is a difficult concept to grasp. Then during an intermedia

I wonder where recursive programming fits into this. For any newby programmer, recursive programming is a difficult concept to grasp. Then during an intermediate programmer's stage, you realize recursive programming's power and lean on it because of it's often theoretical beauty and often simple. As you advance more, you realize the computational disadvantages (exploding stack) and softer disadvantages (lack of readability). Would "gradual" programming ban recursive programming?