mode is so important, consider the DOM API and HTML. The DOM API is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_mode_(computer_graphics">immediate mode</a>) rendering system and requires writing out exact instructions to assemble a DOM tree procedurally. The imperative nature of the DOM API means you have many opportunities to micro-optimize your code, but it also means that you have more chances of introducing bugs and more chances to make code harder to understand.</p>
<p>In contrast, HTML is a re