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==Types of approaches ==
There are generally three approaches to IaC: [[declarative programming|declarative]] (functional) vs. [[imperative programming|imperative]] (procedural) vs. intelligent (environment aware). The difference between the declarative, the imperative and the intelligent approach is essentially '' 'what' '' versus '' 'how' '' versus 'why' . {{anchor|Declarative}}The declarative approach focuses on what the eventual target configuration should be; the {{anchor|Imperative}}imperative focuses on how the infrastructure is to be changed to meet this
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