Imperative versus functional programming

Imperative and functional programming are two different programming paradigms that dictate how you structure your code and solve problems. Let’s explore both paradigms using C# code examples.

Imperative programming

Imperative programming focuses on describing how to perform tasks step by step, just like giving a series of instructions to a computer. It’s centered around mutable state and using statements to modify the state directly.

Here’s an example of imperative programming in C#:

using System;class ImperativeExample
{
    static void Main()
    {
        int sum = 0;
        for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
        {
            sum += i;
        }
...