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December 2008

Memoizing recursive functions via the fixed-point Y combinator: Applying functional programming techniques to Javascript

by greut

Is it possible to express a "recursive" function like factorial without using recursion or iteration? The answer--often surprising--is yes. The technique involved--expressing recursive functions as fixed-points--leads to a more fundamental understanding of recursion.

Wow, there's a lovely world that needs to be explored

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