I have to refute this 'simple and practical' claim. Not having generics and neither having very common tools doesn't seem very good. You will have to write a f

I have to refute this 'simple and practical' claim. Not having generics and neither having very common tools doesn't seem very good. You will have to write a for loop for what is a simple function call in python or javascript or <insert modern language here>. Such detail easily interrupts reading / writing flow.