On: Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video]

[AnimalMuppet]

"It doesn't fit the way I think" != "I'm too stupid or lazy to figure it out".

And why should s/he do so? Between the language and the programmer, which one is the tool? Should not the tool fit the human, and not the other way around?

FP fits the way some people think. It doesn't fit the way others think. And that's fine. It's not a defect that some people think that way, and it's not a defect that some people don't.

[soulofmischief → AnimalMuppet]

I think the whole conversation is silly; FP is another tool in my toolbox. Yes, with some effort I can accomplish most jobs with a crowbar, but why would I do that?

[temp1999 → AnimalMuppet]

To the second question, when you work in the industry you realize the answer is often the programmer.

Edit: There were a lot of questions in that comment.

[AnimalMuppet → temp1999]

I agree that it often works out that way... but it shouldn't.