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'''Imperative programming''' is a [[Programming Paradigm|programming paradigm]] that uses statements to change a program's state. Like a recipe, it focuses on describing how a program operates step by step. This includes [[Procedural Programming|procedural programming]] and [[Object-Oriented Programming|object-oriented programming]]. | '''Imperative programming''' is a [[Programming Paradigm|programming paradigm]] that uses statements to change a program's state. Like a recipe, it focuses on describing how a program operates step by step. This includes [[Procedural Programming|procedural programming]] and [[Object-Oriented Programming|object-oriented programming]]. It is the ''original'' form of programming in that at the most basic level, computers are machines that take in one instruction at a time and output results. |
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Imperative programming is a programming paradigm that uses statements to change a program's state. Like a recipe, it focuses on describing how a program operates step by step. This includes procedural programming and object-oriented programming. It is the original form of programming in that at the most basic level, computers are machines that take in one instruction at a time and output results.