Is recursion generally considered to be an outdated method of traversing compared to using a stack?

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Published on 2009-04-28T01:31:44Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 15:53 UTC
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I've been reading in a couple of places where people are opting to use a Stack instead of recursion. Is this because recursion is seen as being an outdated way to get-the-job-done or are both methods equally applicable in different contexts?

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