This. I really like functional programming, and FP proponents keep telling me syntax isn't a big deal, but I'm constantly stubbing my toe on it. I guess my defe

This. I really like functional programming, and FP proponents keep telling me syntax isn't a big deal, but I'm constantly stubbing my toe on it. I guess my deferred-gratification mechanism isn't that strong, because I get bored quickly of battling syntax when I could do something interesting in an imperative language now.