{"id":15825,"date":"2025-01-03T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/?p=15825"},"modified":"2025-01-02T21:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:48:41","slug":"how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"How Machine Learning is Different From General Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15825\" class=\"elementor elementor-15825\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cfbe2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1cfbe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3aa91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f3aa91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two major terminologies in today&#8217;s technological world are &#8220;machine learning&#8221; and &#8220;general programming.&#8221; Though both are computational, the former has a different approach, purpose, and results than the latter. The article helps one to throw light on the differences between machine learning and general programming so as to understand the terms comprehensively.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#What_is_General_Programming\" >What is General Programming?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#The_Essence_of_Machine_Learning\" >The Essence of Machine Learning:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#Key_differences\" >Key differences:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#1_Data-driven_approach\" >1. Data-driven approach:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#2_Adaptability\" >2. Adaptability:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#3_Handling_Complexity\" >3. Handling Complexity:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#4_Automation_and_Prediction\" >4. Automation and Prediction:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/how-machine-learning-is-different-from-general-programming\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fbc570 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18fbc570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbba86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cbba86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_General_Programming\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/course-overview\/648d722e898d8fe4228e6e62\">What is General Programming?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7881b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d7881b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AtariBASIC.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15850\" alt=\"General programming\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AtariBASIC.png 640w, https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AtariBASIC-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/unp.education\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AtariBASIC-600x360.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c31f61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c31f61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General programming refers to the old ways of instructing the computer to get things done by imposing instructions. It simply involves writing code that defines a certain set of rules and algorithms to be followed by the computer. The programmer writes this code, who has deeply gone through the understanding of the problem and essential steps to solve it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a604a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a604a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General programming is generally used when well-defined rules and a visible path exist to solve the problem. It is very deterministic and relies upon rigorous instructions that should be executed to have the desired result. A programmer simply hardcodes behavior concerning different scenarios and edge cases so that the program works as expected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236d8e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"236d8e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d76c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d6d76c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83daa17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83daa17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ready to take you Data Science and Machine Learning skills to the next level? 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color: #3366ff;\">machine learning<\/span><\/strong><\/a> refers to the subbranch of artificial intelligence that deals with the training of machines to enable them to learn from the data supplied and make predictions or decisions without actually being programmed. The machine learning algorithms do not follow predefined rules, rather learn patterns and relationships from data in a process called training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc9fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc9fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The machine learning algorithms analyzed a large set of data, form patterns, and then make predictions or decisions based on the formed patterns. These algorithms get better over time due to their ability to learn from new data. The key idea behind <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/unp.education\/course-overview\/648d722e898d8fe4228e6e62\">machine learning<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> is to give computers the ability to learn and adapt themselves in a self-dependent manner without being explicitly programmed for every situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682b664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"682b664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_differences\"><\/span>Key differences:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243888f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"243888f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cc38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cc38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Data-driven_approach\"><\/span>1. Data-driven approach:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece2804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece2804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Basically, in the general programming, rules and algorithms are defined explicitly by programmers. However, in case of machine learning, data defines rules and algorithms. This technique enables the machines to learn from the data without being explicitly programmed, the rules and algorithms. Algorithms of machine learning learn from labeled or unlabeled data to infer patterns of what has been learned and make predictions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b85655 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b85655\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0544828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0544828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Adaptability\"><\/span>2. Adaptability:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2560b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2560b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General programming is static. It requires manual updates and modification to deal with any change in requirements or new scenarios. On the other hand, machine learning algorithms are designed in such a way that their performance improves as they encounter new data. They adjust to changing conditions, which makes them flexible and adaptable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0838b07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0838b07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a8122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a8122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Handling_Complexity\"><\/span>3. Handling Complexity:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183ff4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"183ff4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General programming applies very well in scenarios where the rules are well defined and the problems are simple. A general programming approach in complex and unstructured data cases will struggle to provide relevant answers. However, the case of machine learning algorithms is different as they are designed for handling the most complex and unstructured data, hence opening up possibilities in image recognition, natural language processing, and anomaly detection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91517ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91517ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e4209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e4209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Automation_and_Prediction\"><\/span>4. Automation and Prediction:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0cb77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c0cb77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike general programming, which deals with solving particular problems, machine learning focuses on the automation and prediction of various occurrences. Machine learning algorithms can do an analysis of the pattern and trends in data to provide a prediction, classification, or recommendation. The predictive ability already sets machine learning apart from general programming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4c533 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f4c533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38c78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b38c78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641ae09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"641ae09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a nutshell, machine learning and general programming are different approaches with their own strengths in applications. General programming relies on explicit instructions, while machine learning algorithms learn from data to make a prediction or decision. Areas in which machine learning excels include the handling of complex and unstructured data, adaptation to new situations, and automation of processes. Knowing the differences between these two approaches will help take their respective strengths into service for solving real-world problems and advancing technological capability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbd57e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dbd57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4d3f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b4d3f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f23b83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f23b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ready to take you Data Science and Machine Learning skills to the next level? 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