A counter-argument to the idea that TRE is merely an optimization: Why Object-Oriented Languages Need Tail Calls, by Guy Steele [1]. [1] https://web.archive.or

A counter-argument to the idea that TRE is merely an optimization: Why Object-Oriented Languages Need Tail Calls, by Guy Steele [1]. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20091206042608/http://projectfortress.sun.com/Projects/Community/blog/ObjectOrientedTailRecursion https://web.archive.org/web/20091206042608/http://projectfor...