Use function name as a local variable
July 10, 1999
Many programmers don’t realize that it is perfectly legal to use the name of a function inside the Function itself, as if it were a local variable. This trick often
Many programmers don’t realize that it is perfectly legal to use the name of a function inside the Function itself, as if it were a local variable. This trick often
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