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AI-generatedIterative vs Recursive Merge Sort in TheAlgorithms Java: Stack Safety versus Simplicity
When sorting large arrays with TheAlgorithms Java merge sort implementations, developers must decide between the recursive version (MergeSort.java) and the iterative version (MergeSortIterative.java). The recursive variant offers concise, easy‑to‑read code but uses O(log n) call‑stack depth, which can exceed the JVM thread limit and throw a StackOverflowErro
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