> There's a reason functional programming never took off in the mainstream. Sure. The main reason is a substandard (and I'm being very generous here) way FP -

> There's a reason functional programming never took off in the mainstream. Sure. The main reason is a substandard (and I'm being very generous here) way FP - and more generally, programming - is taught. Take a look at http://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/ http://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/ - it describes all the "hard" FP concepts in an interesting and easily digestible fashion.