"for no good reason"? It come from the ML family of languages, that's the reason, is it not as good a reason as why Java has it's syntax? It's quite easy to rea

"for no good reason"? It come from the ML family of languages, that's the reason, is it not as good a reason as why Java has it's syntax? It's quite easy to read once you get used to it, no more difficult than the languages you mention. Saying a particular paradigm is simply wrong seems like a very closed minded way of looking at things.