Possibly because the way we learn math, and the math that most of us learn, is taught procedurally. It's the mindset that many of us grow up with. I'm not in t

Possibly because the way we learn math, and the math that most of us learn, is taught procedurally. It's the mindset that many of us grow up with. I'm not in the valley, and I can't recall ever seeing an ad for functional anything, not even Erlang. I'm sure there's some around, around here, but not enough that I'll see it when I'm casually looking.