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JavaScript specified tail call optimization in ES2015. Most engines never implemented it, and your tail-recursive code can still blow the stack.
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Gaborkoos Your Recursion Is Lying to You Tail-recursive code in JavaScript still risks stack overflow in real-world runtimes. Learn when recursion is safe and when to switch to iterative patterns.
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