Flashcard: Programming Language Paradigms — 11 carte

What is a programming paradigm?

A fundamental style or philosophy for structuring computer code.

Programming paradigm

A style or approach for organizing code.

What distinguishes a programming language from a programming paradigm?

A language is a tool, while a paradigm is the organizing philosophy.

Imperative paradigm

Focuses on step-by-step instructions and state changes.

How are programming paradigms primarily divided?

Into imperative and declarative branches based on state and control flow.

Declarative paradigm

Focuses on what to achieve, not how.

What does the imperative programming paradigm emphasize?

Step-by-step computation by explicitly manipulating program state.

State in programming

Memory data during program execution.

State mutation

Changing data in memory during execution.

Imperative vs declarative

Imperative uses explicit steps; declarative describes desired results.

Mutable state

State that can be changed after creation.