Difference between POP (Procedure Oriented Programming) and OOP (Object Oriented Programming)
In this tutorial, we will Learn:
What are the basic differences between the POP (Procedure Oriented Programming) and OOP (Object Oriented Programming)?
| POP | OOP |
| Emphasis is given more to procedures (functions) | Emphasis is given more to data in OOP |
| The programming task is divided into a collection of data structures and methods or functions. | The programming task is divided into objects (consisting of data members and associated member functions) |
| Procedures are being separated from data being manipulated | Procedures are not separated from data, instead, procedures and data are combined together and put into a class |
| A piece of code uses the data to perform the specific task | The data uses the piece of code to perform the specific task |
| Data is moved freely from one function to another function using function parameters. | Data is hidden (using private and protected access specifiers) and can be accessed only by member functions, not by an external function. |
| Data is not secure in POP | Data is secure OOP due to the use of access specifiers |
| POP follows the top-down approach to solve the problem | OOP follows the bottom-up approach to solve the problem |
| As the size of the program increases the debugging becomes difficult | Irrespective of the size of the code the debugging is simple and easier in OOP. |
Summary:
In this article, we understood the basic differences between the POP (Procedure Oriented Programming) and OOP (Object Oriented Programming).
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