tdammers answers (112 votes): Recursion is not intrinsically better or worse than loops—each has advantages and disadvantages, and those even depend on the programming language (and implementation).

KS3 Iteration in programming Condition-controlled loops - using WHILE When designing programs, there may be some instructions that need repeating.

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Condition-controlled loops - infinite loops Sometimes when using a condition-controlled (WHILE) loop there may be a situation where the program loops forever.