> Inevitably, the business will raise a problem and you can demonstrate that a functional language solves it and you're suddenly working in the language you wan

> Inevitably, the business will raise a problem and you can demonstrate that a functional language solves it and you're suddenly working in the language you wanted. I doubt it. I’ve toyed with many languages that seem like “the right tool for the job” in the way that they allow you to solve a problem more clearly, expressively and cleanly than a more mainstream choice might. But a company is probably more interested in “can I get access to large candidate pool for future maintenance”.