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

[AlchemistCamp]

> FP has been largely introduced into the mainstream of programming through Javascript and Web Dev.

JavaScript's use of more and more functional patterns came with Underscore.js and CoffeeScript, which were both inspired by Ruby-based web dev!

I'd say the entire industry, Java included, has been moving towards more FP in a very sluggish fashion.

[bernawil → AlchemistCamp]

Having first-class functions and closures was the can of worms. How much you can get done passing callbacks is what got me wondering how much more stuff is there to learn in FP.