What’s Recursion? A recursive function solves a problem by solving smaller instances of the larger problem. It does this by calling itself with different parameters until a base case is reached, and the function simply returns vis-à-vis a non-recursive expression. Recursion is most commonly used to traverse data structures with indeterminate depth, such as multi-dimensional …
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The Essence of Functional Programming
This post is aimed toward giving a basic understanding of functional programming (fp) for the beginning to intermediate JavaScript developer with a few years of experience. This is not an endorsement of applying such techniques in arbitrary circumstances. Other factors, such as existing code, co-workers’ experiences and preferences etc. are important factors when deciding to …