At the time of writing this, the top voted answers on this page are imprecise and muddled on the declarative vs. imperative definition, including the answer that quotes Wikipedia. Some answers are conflating the terms in different ways. Refer also to my explanation of why spreadsheet programming is declarative, regardless that the formulas mutate the … Read more
Static/Dynamic Typing is about when type information is acquired (Either at compile time or at runtime) Strong/Weak Typing is about how strictly types are distinguished (e.g. whether the language tries to do an implicit conversion from strings to numbers). See the wiki-page for more detailed information.
Searches should include Wikipedia, which is surprisingly good for a number of programming concepts/terms such as Application Programming Interface: What is an API? An application programming interface (API) is a particular set of rules (‘code’) and specifications that software programs can follow to communicate with each other. It serves as an interface between different software … Read more