count_via_recursion.js

function count(x, i) {
  var i = i || 1;
  console.log(i);
  if (i < x) count(x, i+1);
}

count(5) // 1, 2, 3, 4, 5


function count_with_depth_limit (x, start) {
 var i = start || 1;
 var depth = 10; // глубина стека
 (function f() {
   console.log(i);
   i++;
   depth--;
   if (x >= i && depth > 0) f();
 })();
 if (i <= x) count_with_depth_limit(x, i)
}
count_with_depth_limit(1000) // 1, 2, 3, ... , 10000