This example is backwards: Showing a map printout while ignoring runtime state is declarative; executing directions step by step, adapted to the present state

This example is backwards: Showing a map printout while ignoring runtime state is declarative; executing directions step by step, adapted to the present state of the system, is imperative. I’ll set aside my feelings about stretching meaning to say — if you are going to use technical words this way, don’t use them backwards.