Find limit of recursion

gistfile1.js

var recurse = function(depth){
 try{
  return recurse(depth + 1);
 }catch(ex){
  return depth;
 }
};
console.log(recurse(1));

Ha, I have some similar code in my LayoutManager Backbone plugin:

// In some browsers the stack gets too hairy, so I need to clear it
// and setTimeout is unfortunately the best way to do this.
try {
  LayoutManager.prototype.render.call(view, renderCallback);
} catch(ex) {
  // Such an obnoxious hack necessary to keep the browser from crashing.
  window.setTimeout(function() {
    LayoutManager.prototype.render.call(view, renderCallback);
  }, 0);
}

Nice!