Good read, but shouldn't be controversial at all. Functional and imperatives both have their strengths, and that's why Lisp has always stayed in the middle btw.

Good read, but shouldn't be controversial at all. Functional and imperatives both have their strengths, and that's why Lisp has always stayed in the middle btw. Also I don't think I heard any serious "purists" lately. Aren't we fighting windmills here?