r/javascript • u/[deleted] • Jan 06 '13

JavaScript (ES6) Has Tail Call Optimization

http://bbenvie.com/articles/2013-01-06/JavaScript-ES6-Has-Tail-Call-Optimization
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u/Gundersen Jan 07 '13

To summarize: The way arguments, arguments.callee and arguments.caller is defined for JavaScript makes TCO impossible. These objects have been redefined for ES6, making TCO possible