Questions

Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of this chapter:

1. What is functional programming, and how does it differ from imperative programming?
2. How can functional data transformation be achieved in C#? Provide an example.
3. Explain the concept of functional error handling in C#. What are the benefits of using Option types and the Maybe monad?
4. Describe functional pattern matching in C# using the switch statement with pattern matching. Provide an example of how it can be used.
5. How does immutability contribute to functional programming in C#? What advantages does it offer in terms of concurrency and thread safety?
6. Discuss the role of higher-order functions in functional programming. How can they be used to create more modular and reusable code in C#?
7. Explain how concurrency with functional programming is managed in C#. How does the use of pure functions and asynchronous programming contribute to better concurrent applications?

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