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This isn't true if your language does tail-call optimization[0]. > I consider it to be a security risk. Again, non-issue if your language handles recursion pr
by siraben 5y ago
This isn't true if your language does tail-call optimization[0].
> I consider it to be a security risk.
Again, non-issue if your language handles recursion properly (and in some languages like Haskell, "blowing the stack" is not a thing that happens).
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_call#Implementation_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_call#Implementation_metho...
- nights192 5y agoI believe he's more concerned about issues where tail-calls aren't possible or attractive.