On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:56:06 +1000, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Are you saying that the recursion done by "serious" languages is a fake? >That it is actually implemented behind the scenes by iteration? > >It seems to me that if recursion and iteration produce "the exact same >machine code", the argument for preferring recursion over iteration is >gutted.
It seems to me that if a high level language and assembler produce "the exact same machine code", the argument for preferring high level languages is gutted. Do you see the fallacy in your statement now? -- Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
