I do find multiparadigm languages best for actual work. Opinionated languages are really good for teaching a paradigm though. I didn't really learn oo from c++,

I do find multiparadigm languages best for actual work. Opinionated languages are really good for teaching a paradigm though. I didn't really learn oo from c++, it wasn't until college forced me to use java. I haven't really learned functional that well yet. I use the patterns in several languages, but I don't think I'll really get it until I sit down and do something non trivial with haskell. Nothing teaches you to use a given tool faster than it being your only tool. But then I go back and get my full tool bucket for the big projects.