Ruby and C++ both have a complex syntax, nevermind that being superficial. The LFSP example in the article was Ocaml, which doesn't even have operator overloadi

Ruby and C++ both have a complex syntax, nevermind that being superficial. The LFSP example in the article was Ocaml, which doesn't even have operator overloading! What makes Ocaml an LFSP - the little I know about it - includes a nice combination of FP and OO plus a powerful type system.