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Algorithms course PTSD (lemmy.zip)

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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 77 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Actually one of my most favorite memories because the simplicity of the solution using recursion blew my little mind. It was like discovering a magic spell.

[–] Corbin@programming.dev 23 points 5 days ago

I remember learning recursion twice: once for Fibonacci and once for Hanoi. It did take a while to click but it unlocked recursion schemes and dynamic programming.

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

To me it was an example that there are some problems only solved by recursion but that they also overblown in their relevancy