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Getting perfect squares, differently

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Create a program that gets all perfect squares starting from 0 or 1 without using any methods of multiplication (repetitive addition) and exponentiation (repetitive multiplication). Output them for validation.

Things such as built-ins/functions related to these unusable methods can't be used either. pow(x,y) and x**y are examples of these unusable methods.

A simple, yet tricky activity! Being code-golf, the shortest program in each programming language wins!

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JavaScript (V8), 28 bytes

for(x=y=0;;++y)print(x+=++y)

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Japt, 9 bytes

No infinite lists in Japt so we'll have to go with a recursive solution.

ßOpTµJJµ2

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ßOpTµJJµ2
ß             :Recursive call with (irrelevant) argument
 Op           :  Output with trailing newline (returns undefined and second argument is ignored)
   TµJ        :    Decrement T (initially 0) by J (initially -1)
      Jµ2     :    Decrement J by 2
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Husk, 3 bytes

∫İ1

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Scan from left over all odd numbers with addition.

Uses this formula:

$$ n^2 = \sum_{k=1}^n(2k-1) $$

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Python 3, 34 bytes

x=0;y=1
while 1:x+=y;print(x);y+=2

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1 is the int equivalent to True, which helps save bytes.

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C (clang), 47 45 43 bytes

i,j;main(){for(;printf("%i ",i-=~j);j+=2);}

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Golfed 2 bytes from inspiration of @Shaggy's answer. Golfed 2 bytes by @m90.

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Lua, 41 40 bytes

x=0 y=1while""do print(x)x=x+y y=y+2 end

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PHP, 57 bytes

<?php $x=0;$y=1;while(1){echo(string)($x+=$y)." ";$y+=2;}

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PHP's a nice language, I tell ya.

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