From: Iain Barnett <iainspeed@...>
Date: 2010-10-13T20:24:47+09:00
Subject: Recursion in a class method

Hi,

If I've written a class method that calls itself recursively is there a problem or any difference between doing something like this:

class << self
  def mymeth( n )
    blah blah...
  
    mymeth( n + 1)
  end
end


as opposed to this?

class << self
  def mymeth( n )
    blah blah...

    Classname.mymeth( n + 1 )
  end
end

I wrote something a few minutes ago in the first way, and it works (those virgin sacrifices must be working their magic) but wondered if that's A Really Bad Thing To Do™, or if it's more like wearing socks with sandals on a warm day?


Regards,
Iain