Tail recursion
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What is Tail recursion?
Tail recursion is a special form of recursion where the recursive call is the last operation in the function. This allows the Scala compiler to optimize the recursion to prevent stack overflow and improve performance.
Free resources to learn Tail recursion
More in stage 14: Recursion
Tail recursion: common questions
Can I learn Tail recursion in Hindi?
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Is this Tail recursion tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 74 of 165 in the free Scala roadmap, in stage 14, Recursion. If you are new to Scala, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.