> FP is just one programming paradigm. ... Right, but this article was bashing people for not knowing, specifically, about functional programming. My entire p

> FP is just one programming paradigm. ... Right, but this article was bashing people for not knowing, specifically, about functional programming. My entire point has been that it is ridiculous and petty to do this. Let's say you know A, B, C, and E. Aha! What about D, I ask. You're clearly an idiot, I can't believe you don't know about D. And here you get F, which is related to D, and you act like it's something new to the world. Pssh! See? > I'd be very surprised if your employer has a blanket edict against higher-order functions Er, every employer I've ever had has been very strict about the introduction of any new technology, library, language, etc. This is because every employer I've had is concerned with maximizing productivity and shipping product. Tinkering with new stuff on the job can be rather dangerous to one's employment. Again, I'm not promoting ignorance, what I'm doing is speaking out against this alpha-nerd judgment of others.