Programming paradigm. July 2023. Page Version ID: 1167849453. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Programming_paradigm&oldid=1167849453 (visited on
I think programming paradigms are less about strict categories and more about different ways of thinking through problems. Wikipedia frames them as high level approaches to structuring programs, like imperative or declarative styles, but in the context of bots on social media, this feels especially relevant. Bots aren’t just code,they reflect choices about control, autoation, and interaction. For example, a reactive or rule based paradigm directly shapes how bots respond to users. Ethically, that means the paradigm itself can embed biases or power dynamics, which makes how we code inseparable from how bots behave online.