I'd encourage you to look into Kotlin. It's got the 20% of FP features that give 80% of the benefits, while still having generics and a thriving ecosystem (JVM)

I'd encourage you to look into Kotlin. It's got the 20% of FP features that give 80% of the benefits, while still having generics and a thriving ecosystem (JVM). As someone with a similar personal trajectory, it really hits the sweet spot.