It sounds to me like you're lumping things like writing for loops and mutating state in with the inherent complexity of the algorithm. I think reducing the abi

It sounds to me like you're lumping things like writing for loops and mutating state in with the inherent complexity of the algorithm. I think reducing the ability to create abstractions like generic map/filter increases cognitive load. Reducing cognitive load is the whole reason I'm learning Haskell and currently use Clojure.