Recursion, Tail Calls and Trampolines

November 17, 2015. By Dave Atchley.

javascript
recursion
es6
tail call optimization

Recursion is a control flow construct. It allows us to have a function call itself and repeat an operation until it arrives at a result. Many functional languages are built... »

Asynchronous in the Browser

June 19, 2015. By Dave Atchley.

javascript
asynchronous
cps
callbacks
tail call optimization

Asynchronous programming can be a hard thing to wrap your head around as a programmer if you're used to direct, synchronous style programming. In the browser, the most familiar form... »

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