Programming Styles
A programming style describes how a software problem is mapped out and how its solution is decomposed and then modeled by the target language. We have to model a solution, since useful systems can’t be entirely held in the mind of a single developer. The programming style shapes how we split a project up into manageable pieces; it is the design paradigm used to express your code’s intent.
Different programming languages support different programming styles. Some are tailored to a specific one; some cater for a number of them. The programming styles fall into two main camps: imperative and declarative.
Imperative (or procedural ) languages allow you to specify the explicit sequence of steps to follow to produce the program’s output. ...
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