From: "Michael T. Richter" <ttmrichter@...>
Date: 2008-01-29T08:57:08+09:00
Subject: Re: tail call elimination

> Does ruby implement tail call elimination?

~ $ irb
irb(main):001:0> def loop
irb(main):002:1>        loop
irb(main):003:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):004:0> loop
SystemStackError: stack level too deep
        from (irb):2:in `loop'
        from (irb):2:in `loop'
        from (irb):4
irb(main):005:0>

Doesn't look like it, no.
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Michael T. Richter <ttmrichter@gmail.com>