Someone can explain me this recursion problem?

JavaScript
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i understand practicly everything, I can actually works with the DOM and other stuff, but today I challenge myself doing again this challenge and I still don’t understand it.

it’s there is any good video who explains recursion 101 in a simple way?

Your code so far


function sum(arr, n) {
// Only change code below this line
if(n <= 0) {
return 0;
} else {
return sum(arr, n-1) + arr[n-1];
;}
// Only change code above this line
}

console.log(sum([2, 3, 4], 1))

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Challenge: Replace Loops using Recursion

Link to the challenge:

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You can read this article.

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So here’s a diagram to help you:
B0giY

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Adding to what @GhostRoboXt graphically explains, you can also paste your code here and see how it behaves line by line.

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