Infinite Recursion Is Even Joke

bool isEven(int num) { return isOdd(num + 1); } bool isOdd(int num) { return isEven(num + 1); }

A screenshot of C/C++-style code defines `isEven` and `isOdd` by calling each other with an incremented number, creating infinite mutual recursion instead of returning a result. The joke is a programmer’s absurd implementation of parity checking that never terminates, making it useful as a reaction to overcomplicated or broken code.

• @gentoomemes / 2603 2023-02-23