Wow, many of the differences between Leichte Sprache and hochgebildete Sprache remind me of the differences between imperative and functional programming styles

Wow, many of the differences between Leichte Sprache and hochgebildete Sprache remind me of the differences between imperative and functional programming styles. ["Benutzen Sie die Anrede Sie" ... would that we could convince corporate marketing types to follow this advice as well!]