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Imperative syntax

Imperative syntax is the more common form of programming that's used as it's much more functional and requires the programmer to write code that will tell the compiler how we are going to achieve the goal, rather than ask politely. The following is an example of imperative syntax:

“I would like some boiled water, a teabag, milk, and sugar. Allow the tea to brew for n minutes then add n teaspoons of sugar and n amount of milk…… oh and remove the teabag."

Even with the preceding example, we could dig even deeper and say "I need some water, then boil the water" or "type or brand of sugar".

Let's take a look at the following Swift code. This is a typical class you may see when writing a standard Swift app. Take a closer look ...