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>> Imperative programming is easier to learn because you simply write out the steps that you want the computer to take, and the computer takes them.

> No, that's not easy given every step can change the whole world around and you need to track all the changes in your head.

Learning and using are 2 separate things.

FP is supposedly easier to use in the long run but it’s definitely harder to pick up.

Imperative is the opposite since it’s analogous to writing out a list of things you want the computer to do - a concept even the uneducated can understand.




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