Ok - I'll give it a shot. :-) Using FP is like learning to ride a bike. It's difficult to give you "advantages" over riding a car (or bus) - you have to try it

Ok - I'll give it a shot. :-) Using FP is like learning to ride a bike. It's difficult to give you "advantages" over riding a car (or bus) - you have to try it out and get comfortable to appreciate it. Just give it a try - write out a few of your (semi-serious) projects in an FP language. Start with Scheme. You may enjoy it!