It's an iterative sentence, but of course iteration and recursion are equivalent unless you're using a compiler that doesn't have the good sense to perform spac

It's an iterative sentence, but of course iteration and recursion are equivalent unless you're using a compiler that doesn't have the good sense to perform space-efficient tail call optimization. (Java, I'm looking at you.) Seriously, though, it might be worth the OP's time to go light on classes, and look for some programming task that's fun. Find something cool. I've been really enjoying node.js, for example, because the community feels like a city full of still-under-construction buildings, with oddly dressed people smiling and lurching around spasmodically, occasionally making something amazing. If you optimize for fun, you'll learn a lot faster than you would in most regular classes.