Mastering Kotlin

Imperative programming languages

Imperative programming is a programming paradigm in which a program's state is modified by explicit statements.

It focuses on how a problem should be solved. Imperative code defines specific instructions for how a state should be manipulated and transformed to reach the desired outcome.

In the real-world example, tying your shoes, imperative programming instructions might look something like this:

1. Find your shoes.
2. Take your shoes to a location to sit.
3. Sit down.
4. Pick up your right shoe.
5. Ensure the shoe laces are untied.
6. Open up the shoe and so on.

Imperative code is explicitly defined and outlines exactly how to reach a certain outcome. What does this look like in code?

When writing code in Java or in Kotlin, ...