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		PhineasRex on Sept 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Announcing BuckleScript 1.0 Mutual tail call optimization requires VM level support in general but can be accomplished within a compiliation unit (module) via inlining.

michaelsbradley on Sept 1, 2016 [–]

Seems like it should also be possible to have the compiler employ JavaScript generator functions (i.e. `yield`) and iteration as a substitute for growing the stack, which might be a bit more flexible than rewriting in terms of loops+thunks, though the concept is the same.

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