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-  1. Read this [intro to recursion](https://javascript.info/recursion).
+  1. Read this [intro to recursion](https://javascript.info/recursion). You do *not* need to complete the exercises at the end of the article.
   1. Watch this [explanation of recursion by Web Dev Simplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oDQaB2one8) and this additional [example of recursion by DevSage](https://youtu.be/LteNqj4DFD8?t=340).
   1. Watch this [Video on Recursion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6tAJMVmfM) from CS50.
   1. Read the ["Implementation Issues" section of the wiki article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_conquer_algorithm#Implementation_issues) to get an overview of some of the limitations of recursion.