Programming Paradigms

Programming Paradigms

1. Markup

2. OOP

3. Procedural

4. Visual

5. Natural

6. 4th Gen

7. Scripting

   • Usually embedded in another programming language
   • Provides the programmer with a way to precisely define each step
     • when solving a problem
   • Tight integration with existing programs/data
   • High level
   • Interpreted, not compiled
   • Websites (html): graphics, loading files

8. Special Purpose

   • Designed with a specific use in mind
   • AI
   • CAD
   • Very specialised with built in functions/abilities
     • that lend themselves directly to the specific problem
   • Simulation/control
   • Science
   • Expert systems
   • Games programming

9. Packages with Programming Capabilities

10. Non-Procedural

    • Allows programmer to specify the results
      • without specifying the problem solving process
    • AI
    • Grammar checking
    • Language translation
    • Database interrogation
    • Concerned with rules/queries