There are plenty of such comparisons (a famous one comparing Haskell to C++ comes up every so often). Most of the time there is a generous positive bias toward

There are plenty of such comparisons (a famous one comparing Haskell to C++ comes up every so often). Most of the time there is a generous positive bias toward the favored language and excessive abuse of the worst features of the one that is the target of ridicule. It's not just FP versus Other, either; it's sort of an industry meme in some sense.