Programming Languages

Declarative Paradigms

Dr. M. Tanvir Afzal

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Programming Paradigms

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Declarative Paradigm
 Asks a programmer to describe the
problem to be solved rather than an
algorithm to be followed.

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Declarative Paradigm

 Applies a pre-established general-

purpose problem-solving algorithm to
solve problems presented to it.

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Task of Programmer

 Developing a precise statement of the

problem rather than of describing an
algorithm for solving the problem.

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Obstacle

 Knowing the generic algorithm and then

implementing it.
 Can be useful for some special purpose
software like: Political, economic,
environmental etc.

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Weather Forecasting

 Programmer does not need to invent the

algorithm.
 Just need to enter the current weather
status

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Logic Programming

 Boost to declarative paradigm with a

discovery that the subject of formal logic
within mathematics provides a simple
problem solving algorithm suitable for
use in a general-purpose declarative
programming system- emergence to logic
programming
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 Summary

Programming Languages:
Declarative Paradigm
 Declarative Paradigm
 Task of programmer
 Obstacles
 Logic Programming