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Iteration versus Recursion

19 Monday Dec 2016

Posted by Wyrd Smythe in CS101

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computer language, computer languages, computer programming, computer science, GOTO statement, iteration, language design, loop statements, programming language, recursion

When it comes to what makes a computer (or any other) language a programming language, there are three characteristics usually required:

  1. Saving state (variables)
  2. Selecting a code path (if-then)
  3. Iteration or recursion (or equivalent)

This post is just a brief note (for a friend) about the third item and why it allows three distinct options.

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