I'm having a hard time reading your question as anything other than "But what if I want to not do functional programming?" As stated, functional programs tend t

I'm having a hard time reading your question as anything other than "But what if I want to not do functional programming?" As stated, functional programs tend to be shallower. There's less "higher" and "lower" to begin with. I've written plenty -- I'm not interested in responding to potshots every time.