Functional programming is not popular because it is weird (2016)
I recently watched this talk-<p>Why Isn&#x27;t Functional Programming the Norm? (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;QyJZzq0v7Z4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;QyJZzq0v7Z4</a>)<p>Here&#x27;s the HN thread- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=21280429" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=21280429</a><p>I learned in that talk, among other things that Oracle spent <i>$500 million</i> to promote and market Java.<p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theregister.com&#x2F;2003&#x2F;06&#x2F;09&#x2F;sun_preps_500m_java_brand&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theregister.com&#x2F;2003&#x2F;06&#x2F;09&#x2F;sun_preps_500m_java_b...</a><p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;SB105510454649518400" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;SB105510454649518400</a><p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techspot.com&#x2F;community&#x2F;topics&#x2F;sun-preps-500m-java-brand-push.5852&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techspot.com&#x2F;community&#x2F;topics&#x2F;sun-preps-500m-jav...</a>