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> Surely a recursive recipe is just a recipe that invokes a recipe. No, a recursive recipe is one that (directly or indirectly) invokes _itself_. That's the w
by MarkusQ 3y ago
> Surely a recursive recipe is just a recipe that invokes a recipe.
No, a recursive recipe is one that (directly or indirectly) invokes _itself_. That's the whole point of recursion (literally, come back (=re) turning (=cur)).
And don't call me Shirley.
- denton-scratch 3y agoOK, I should have thought a bit more before posting. But in that case the recipe for refried beans isn't recursive; there are no refried beans in the ingredients for refried beans, even if you grow your own beans as part of the recipe. I had a boss who liked to be obeyed immediately; if you said you'd do it shortly, he'd say "Don't call me Shortly". He wasn't very tall.