Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs makes a distinction between recursive procedures and recursive process. A recursive procedure calls itself, but the compiler or runtime could potentially process it in an iterative way. The stack won’t blow up. A recursive process, however, will always blow up the stack if left unchecked.
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs makes a distinction between recursive procedures and recursive process. A recursive procedure calls itself, but the compiler or runtime could potentially process it in an iterative way. The stack won’t blow up. A recursive process, however, will always blow up the stack if left unchecked.