No, not backward, maybe my wording was simply ambiguous. When I say "riding the wave", what I mean is that they are adding functional features as the regular O

No, not backward, maybe my wording was simply ambiguous. When I say "riding the wave", what I mean is that they are adding functional features as the regular OOP/imperative programmers in the mainstream are done "accepting" the previous ones they added, as opposed to adding everything in one shot and have people get overwhelmed. I didn't mean they were following a wave or anything. Analogies are hard.