This page discusses the importance of functions in software development for optimizing code and enabling code reuse. Functions can accept and return values, allowing them to perform various tasks, inc...This page discusses the importance of functions in software development for optimizing code and enabling code reuse. Functions can accept and return values, allowing them to perform various tasks, including complex calculations. They help create different execution paths, similar to branching statements. Additionally, the chapter explores control flow and variable scope in programming.