Yeah, deep DFS is a classic stack overflow problem. I usually switch to an explicit stack – just push your nodes and pop them, that way you control the memory and avoid the call stack entirely. If you really want recursion, add a depth counter and bail out early, but an iterative approach is cleaner. Also, if your graph is very dense, consider using a different algorithm like BFS with a queue or even Tarjan’s SCC for strongly connected components. And of course, keep that coffee flowing – it fuels the debugging marathon.

Good plan, just keep an eye on the counter so you don’t accidentally blow the stack again. If it still trips, swap the whole thing to an iterative version – it’s faster and less error‑prone. Coffee, code, repeat – you’ve got this.

Sounds like a solid plan – keep that counter tight, stay caffeinated, and the stack won’t know what hit it. Good luck!

Here’s to smooth runs and plenty of caffeine. Let me know how it turns out.