Object-oriented programming vs. procedural oriented programming

Object-oriented programming

Procedural oriented programming

  • Divided into small parts called objects

  • Deals with data

  • Follows a bottom-up approach involving object invoking

  • More secure due to abstraction

  • Comparatively more code reuse

  • Overloading is possible

  • Adding new functions and data to the existing code is really easy

  • Has no access specifiers that can be used

  • Needs more memory than PP

  • Examples: .NET, Java, C++

  • Divided into small parts called functions

  • Deals with algorithms

  • Follows a top-down approach involving function calling

  • Less secure than OOP

  • Limited code reuse

  • Overloading is not possible

  • Adding new functions and data to the existing code is not easy

  • Has no access specifiers like public, private, and protected

  • Needs less memory than OOP

  • Examples: C, QBASIC, Fortran

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