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Introduction to Recursion
Recursion is a powerful programming technique that allows us to break down large, complicated problems into smaller, more manageable pieces. Not only is it a valuable tool in our coding toolkit, but understanding recursion will also help us improve our logical thinking and problem-solving skills. So why wait? In this chapter, we get a good overview on what recursion is and why knowing more about it will kick our coding skills up a bunch of notches!
Onward!
Our Giant Cookie Problem
One way to think about recursion is as follows: we start with a large problem, and we break this large problem down into ever-smaller pieces until we reach a point where the problem is simple enough to solve directly. This will make more ...
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