diff between visualforce & lightning component ?

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Visualforce is a page-centric model while Lightning Component is a component-centric model.

Visualforce is based on a page-centric model while Lightning Component is based on a component-centric model.
Visualforce uses a server-side controller while Lightning Component uses a client-side controller.
Visualforce is built using Apex and Visualforce markup language while Lightning Component is built using JavaScript and Aura framework.
Visualforce has limited support for mobile devices while Lightning Component is optimized for mobile devices.
Visualforce has a slower performance compared to Lightning Component.
Visualforce is being phased out in favor of Lightning Component.
Example: A Visualforce page may contain multiple components while a Lightning Component is a standalone component that can be reused in multiple pages.

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