From: matt@... (matt neuburg) Date: 2008-07-01T09:32:26+09:00 Subject: Re: Recursive Logic - Examples and Resources? Brian Marick wrote: > On Jun 30, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Dave Bass wrote: > > * I've never been able to get my head around recursion. > > Buy _The Little Schemer_ (or, if you can find it used, _The Little > Schemer_ Hmmm, that could be recursive right there! >, which I prefer). It's a fun introduction to recursion that > starts from nothing and goes amazingly far. If you want the heavy > guns: _Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_. I was going to suggest the same thing. SICP is the best computer programming book ever written, something every programmer should read sooner or later; and among other virtues it will have you recursing a blue streak in no time. m. -- matt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/ Leopard - http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/leopard-customizing.html AppleScript - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119 Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com