{"id":188282,"date":"2024-08-27T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=188282"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T11:15:32","slug":"all-about-procedural-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-procedural-programming","title":{"rendered":"Guide and Benefits of Procedural Programming for Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"188282\" class=\"elementor elementor-188282\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59eea8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"59eea8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982564e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982564e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procedural programming is a programming paradigm based on the use of procedures, which are sets of instructions executed in sequence. The goal of procedural programming is to manipulate data to achieve a specific objective.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb56c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5eb56c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9814ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9814ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Programming Paradigm?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32083de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32083de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To understand the principle of procedural programming, it&#8217;s essential to grasp the concept of a programming paradigm.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A programming paradigm is <\/span><b>an approach or methodology of coding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used to solve problems and develop software. Several programming paradigms exist, and these paradigms influence how developers write their code. The concepts and structures differ depending on the paradigm followed. Here are some commonly used programming paradigms:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Imperative programming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This paradigm is based on specific instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. <\/span><b>The code written by the developer can modify the state of the program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Procedural programming is a subset of imperative programming, distinguished by the use of procedures. These procedures are a series of instructions to be executed sequentially. <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/the-characteristics-of-the-c-language\">C<\/a> is the most commonly used imperative (and procedural) programming language.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Object-oriented programming (OOP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This paradigm relies on objects, which are instances of classes. <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/java-fundamentals-explained-jdk-jre-and-jvm\">Java<\/a> is a widely used object-oriented programming language. It focuses on creating objects (like a car, a person, or an animal) and defining their characteristics, <\/span><b>the relationships between these objects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and any inheritance relationships they might have.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Functional programming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This paradigm uses the nesting of multiple functions. Unlike imperative (and thus procedural) programming, there is no assignment operation in functional programming: everything is done through function calls. <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/fibonacci-sequence-recursion-cryptography-and-the-golden-ratio\">Recursion<\/a> is heavily used in functional programming, unlike procedural programming. <\/span><b>Haskell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a programming language that employs the core principles of functional programming.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ef376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60ef376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-188288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f409b elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f5f409b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn all about programming<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024824d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"024824d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfcdb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bfcdb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Procedure?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b4090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b4090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned earlier, procedural programming is based on the <\/span><b>use of procedures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to perform tasks. But what exactly is a procedure in computing?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A procedure is a sequence of instructions grouped under a single name, which can be called to execute a specific task. Procedures enable <\/span><b>breaking down a program into smaller, more manageable modules<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They can be invoked in various parts of the program, including within other procedures, which facilitates code reuse and enhances readability and error correction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082dfaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"082dfaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da3b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5da3b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Advantages of Procedural Programming<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b1e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b1e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of procedures, a key concept in procedural programming, offers numerous advantages. Here are a few:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The code is reusable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: One of the primary benefits of procedural programming is the ability to reuse code in different parts of the program without needing to <\/span><b>rewrite it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once a procedure is written, it can be called as many times as needed, resulting in simpler and more readable code.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The code is clearer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Breaking down a program into procedures makes the code clearer and easier to understand. Each procedure has a specific role, assisting developers in following their program more easily and effectively.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Code errors are more easily corrected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: By isolating specific tasks in procedures, developers can test and debug each part of the program independently. In case of an error in a program organized with procedures, a developer can locate and correct the error more quickly than in poorly organized code, leading to significant time and efficiency savings.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ce9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5ce9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-188289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/Procedural_Programming_DataScientest_2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad42329 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad42329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Training in programming<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83ed06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b83ed06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b133a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b133a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Characteristics of Procedural Programming<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da2eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da2eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Procedural programming is distinct from other programming paradigms in three ways: it uses loops instead of recursion, and its code allows for data mutation.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use of loops: Loops, such as for loops, while loops, or do-while loops, are commonly used to repeat a set of instructions until a specific condition is met. Loops are essential in procedural programming.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absence (or reduced presence) of recursion: While recursion is entirely possible in procedural programming, it is used less frequently than in other types of programming, such as <\/span><b>functional programming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Loops are typically preferred over recursion in procedural programming.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emphasis on data mutation: In procedural programming, <\/span><b>data is often mutable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning it can be modified, allowing the programmer to process the data and update variables as needed by the program.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d8f9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c0d8f9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcb325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbcb325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of a Procedural Programming Language: C<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6028c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6028c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/the-characteristics-of-the-c-language\">The C language<\/a> is one of the most common examples of a procedural programming language. It enables developers to create organized and efficient programs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bffe36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9bffe36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44cb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a44cb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparison with Other Programming Styles<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734ff57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"734ff57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To illustrate the differences between programming paradigms, we will look at three examples of code: one in non-procedural imperative programming, one in procedural programming, and one in object-oriented programming (OOP). We will examine a simple case: adding two integers. The first two examples will be written in C, and the third in <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/java-fundamentals-explained-jdk-jre-and-jvm\">Java<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f1888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f1888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">1. Imperative Programming (non-procedural):<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cda9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"97cda9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-c \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>int main(){\r\n\tint a = 1\r\n\tint b = 2\r\n\tint c = a + b\r\n\t\u2026\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5d24a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d5d24a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this example, the instructions are executed sequentially without the use of functions or procedures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc031a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc031a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">2. Procedural Programming:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4120ace elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4120ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a course for you<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38456a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"38456a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-c \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>int sum(int a, int b){\r\n\treturn a + b;\r\n}\r\nint main(){\r\n\tint a = 1;\r\n\tint b = 2;\r\n\tint c = sum(a, b);\r\n\t\u2026\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf8075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf8075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, the <\/span><b>sum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> function encapsulates the addition logic, and the <\/span><b>main<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> function orchestrates the execution, demonstrating a procedural approach. This code is relatively simple, and the benefit of using functions might not be immediately evident. However, for more complex tasks requiring several lines of code, encapsulating the task in a function that can be reused as needed provides significant time and efficiency gains.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717ed0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"717ed0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">3. 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As in the previous examples, the <\/span><b>sum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> method adds two integers. The <\/span><b>main<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> method is the entry point of the program and serves to test the code.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><b>main<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> method, an object of the <\/span><b>Adder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> class is initialized. 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