Programmingwhen and why would you use recursion over iteration?
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started learning about recursion in my computer science class and was just wondering when you would use recursion over iteration or if it would just be up to your preference?
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Preference.

Recursion is used for more complex loops to increase readability. Such as translating a math algorithm to code. However, iteration is much more efficient and better suited for most use cases.

Recursion should be avoided wherever possible because it is memory intensive. Meanwhile, CPU architecture is highly optimized for iteration and can predict the outcome of a loop.
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