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# [Declarative vs Imperative APIs in JavaScript (and Why Chainable Code Feels So Different)](https://blog.abijah.me/declarative-vs-imperative-apis-in-javascript-and-why-chainable-code-feels-so-different?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When people talk about “declarative” APIs, they often mean something vague like cleaner, functional, or React-style. But the real difference between declarative and imperative (non-declarative) APIs is much simpler: Imperative code tells the compute...

Jan 28 · 4 min read · blog.abijah.me  
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