> it seems like your argument boils down to "I prefer a for loop because I'm more familiar with it". I don't think that's it. A lot of code ends up being calls

> it seems like your argument boils down to "I prefer a for loop because I'm more familiar with it". I don't think that's it. A lot of code ends up being calls to functions, and so other types of syntax add a bit of texture. Replacing those with function calls too reduces the code to a smooth paste. It's a bit like if the standard library had a lessThanThree(x) function; it doesn't matter how totally familiar I was with it, I'd still prefer to see x<3.