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Rust should have stable tail calls

Rust targets stable tail calls by 2027 to enable safe, unbounded recursion without stack overflow risks.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LobstersBY sys://pipeline

Rust developers have submitted a project goal to advance explicit tail calls in the language, targeting stabilization in 2027. Tail calls reuse the caller's stack frame, enabling safe recursion without stack overflow—particularly valuable in functional and systems programming. The effort seeks community funding to accelerate 2026 development.

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