I'm actually all for the FP things that have been added to imperative languages, which increase their power tremendously and make a lot of tasks a helluva lot e

I'm actually all for the FP things that have been added to imperative languages, which increase their power tremendously and make a lot of tasks a helluva lot easier. But like any tool, it has its place. I'd be equally leery of a pure imperative solution as I would be a pure FP solution.