1) basic version {def fib1 {lambda {:n} {if {< :n 3} then 1 else {+ {fib1 {- :n 1}} {fib1 {- :n 2}}} }}} {fib1 16} -> 987 (CPU ~ 16ms) {fib1 30} = 832040 (CPU > 12000ms) 2) tail-recursive version {def fib2 {def fib2.r {lambda {:a :b :i} {if {< :i 1} then :a else {fib2.r :b {+ :a :b} {- :i 1}} }}} {lambda {:n} {fib2.r 0 1 :n}}} {fib2 16} -> 987 (CPU ~ 1ms) {fib2 30} -> 832040 (CPU ~2ms) {fib2 1000} -> 4.346655768693743e+208 (CPU ~ 22ms) 3) Dijkstra Algorithm {def fib3 {def fib3.r {lambda {:a :b :p :q :count} {if {= :count 0} then :b else {if {= {% :count 2} 0} then {fib3.r :a :b {+ {* :p :p} {* :q :q}} {+ {* :q :q} {* 2 :p :q}} {/ :count 2}} else {fib3.r {+ {* :b :q} {* :a :q} {* :a :p}} {+ {* :b :p} {* :a :q}} :p :q {- :count 1}} }}}} {lambda {:n} {fib3.r 1 0 0 1 :n} }} {fib3 16} -> 987 (CPU ~ 2ms) {fib3 30} -> 832040 (CPU ~ 2ms) {fib3 1000} -> 4.346655768693743e+208 (CPU ~ 3ms) 4) memoization {def fib4 {def fib4.m {array.new}} // init an empty array {def fib4.r {lambda {:n} {if {< :n 2} then {array.get {array.set! {fib4.m} :n 1} :n} // init with 1,1 else {if {equal? {array.get {fib4.m} :n} undefined} // if not exists then {array.get {array.set! {fib4.m} :n {+ {fib4.r {- :n 1}} {fib4.r {- :n 2}}}} :n} // compute it else {array.get {fib4.m} :n} }}}} // else get it {lambda {:n} {fib4.r :n} {fib4.m} }} // display the number AND all its predecessors -> fib4 {fib4 90} -> 4660046610375530000 [1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610,987,1597,2584,4181,6765,10946,17711,28657,46368,75025,121393,196418, 317811,514229,832040,1346269,2178309,3524578,5702887,9227465,14930352,24157817,39088169,63245986,102334155, 165580141,267914296,433494437,701408733,1134903170,1836311903,2971215073,4807526976,7778742049,12586269025, 20365011074,32951280099,53316291173,86267571272,139583862445,225851433717,365435296162,591286729879,956722026041, 1548008755920,2504730781961,4052739537881,6557470319842,10610209857723,17167680177565,27777890035288,44945570212853, 72723460248141,117669030460994,190392490709135,308061521170129,498454011879264,806515533049393,1304969544928657, 2111485077978050,3416454622906707,5527939700884757,8944394323791464,14472334024676220,23416728348467684, 37889062373143900,61305790721611580,99194853094755490,160500643816367070,259695496911122560,420196140727489660, 679891637638612200,1100087778366101900,1779979416004714000,2880067194370816000,4660046610375530000] 5) Binet's formula (non recursive) {def fib5 {lambda {:n} {let { {:n :n} {:sqrt5 {sqrt 5}} } {round {/ {- {pow {/ {+ 1 :sqrt5} 2} :n} {pow {/ {- 1 :sqrt5} 2} :n}} :sqrt5}}} }} {fib5 16} -> 987 (CPU ~ 1ms) {fib5 30} -> 832040 (CPU ~ 1ms) {fib5 1000} -> 4.346655768693743e+208 (CPU ~ 1ms)