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itishappyyesterday at 7:00 PM1 replyview on HN

Because "depth" is recursive.

You can search twice without waiting for the results of your first search: iteration.

You can't if the thing you need to search for is the results of your first search: recursion.


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HarHarVeryFunnyyesterday at 7:11 PM

Here's the concept.

Version 1 -> Version 2 -> Version 3 -> ...

You can call it krispy kreme donuts if you want to.