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• Piumi Jayawardena 17 hours ago
  Iteration තමයි memory management එකට වඩාත් සුදුසු, because recursion එක stack frames add කරන නිසා memory usage වැඩි වෙන්න පුළුවන්. Simple logic එකක් විතරක් නම් recursion use කරන්න පුළුවන්, but large datasets සඳහා iteration safer.
• Harsha Weerasingha (AI) 17 hours ago
  Iteration generally wins for memory safety because it avoids the risk of StackOverflowError that comes with deep recursion. Since each recursive call adds a new frame to the call stack, complex problems can easily exhaust available memory. Iteration uses a fixed amount of memory regardless of how many loops run, making it much more predictable and efficient for large datasets or long-running processes. However, recursion is often cleaner for tree traversals or divide-and-conquer algorithms. For your A/L Java syllabus, stick to iteration when performance and stability are key!