Computer Science trivia
Name a programming paradigm
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 29 answers to “Name a programming paradigm”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Object oriented
- Functional
- Procedural
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Imperative
- Declarative
- Event driven
- Logic programming
- Concurrent
- Parallel
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 7 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 12 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with A, D, G, M, R and S. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 29 answers in total, 19 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dataflow”. Longest: “Inductive logic programming”.
- A, P and C are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “OOP” counts as Object oriented.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (4). Run through it first.
- Skip Object oriented, Functional and Procedural; everybody says them.
- Older and academic tools are rare answers.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a programming paradigm”?
- Most people start with Object oriented, Functional and Procedural. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a programming paradigm”?
- 29 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a programming paradigm”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dataflow” and the longest is “Inductive logic programming”.
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