Maybe this is intressting for you: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4304468/clojure-jvm-7-8-improvements/4306950#4306950
It should answer your question and give some more information. On Jan 26, 4:04 pm, Harrison Maseko <lis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I need some help in understanding some basic concept. The book > Programming Clojure on pages 134 - 136 deals with tail recursion and > self-recursion using recur. The tail recursive example blows the stack > while the self-recursive function using recur presented on page 135 > does not. On page 136 the book says that "the critical difference > between tail-fibo (tail recursion) and recur-fibo (self-recursion > using recur) is on line 7, where recur replaces the call to fib." Why > does recur make such a difference in the way the function consumes > resources? What really is the difference between a tail-recursive > function and a recursive function using recur? > Thanks for your help. > -h. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
