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What are the main differences between procedural and functional programming?
In procedural programming, the focus is on sequences of instructions, while functional programming focuses on immutability and pure functions.
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Procedural programming is easier to understand for beginners, especially if you’re transitioning from languages like C.
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Functional programming avoids side effects, which leads to more predictable code, while procedural programming often uses mutable state.
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Functional languages like Haskell or Scala encourage recursion and high-order functions, whereas procedural programming relies more on loops and conditionals.
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Procedural programming can be more intuitive for developing step-by-step algorithms, while functional programming is more declarative and can reduce complexity in large applications.
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