4.6.5. Limitations

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is a major limitation of procedural programming?

   Hint

   Think about how functions relate to global versus local data.

2. 2.

   Name one advantage of object-oriented programming.

   Hint

   What does encapsulation allow us to do with data and behavior?

3. 3.

   Which of the following is a limitation of functional programming?

   • Increased side effects
   • Intuitive for beginners
   • Performance overhead due to recursion

   Hint

   Remember how recursion differs from iteration.

4. 4.

   True or False: Event-driven programming is suitable for real-time systems.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about the years of development in responsive applications.

5. 5.

   Consider a software system using event-driven programming. Describe how you would identify and resolve callback hell.

   Hint

   Evaluate the callback nesting and think of simplifying it.

6. 6.

   Design a simple project using procedural programming and propose a refactor into an object-oriented model. What factors will you consider?

   Hint

   Think in terms of grouping similar functions and data together.