Questions
Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of this chapter:
- What is functional programming, and how does it differ from imperative programming?
- How can functional data transformation be achieved in C#? Provide an example.
- Explain the concept of functional error handling in C#. What are the benefits of using
Option
types and theMaybe
monad? - Describe functional pattern matching in C# using the
switch
statement with pattern matching. Provide an example of how it can be used. - How does immutability contribute to functional programming in C#? What advantages does it offer in terms of concurrency and thread safety?
- Discuss the role of higher-order functions in functional programming. How can they be used to create more modular and reusable code in C#?
- 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?