I posted this link after seeing it in this [0] article condemning functional programming languages.  While I don&#x27;t necessarily agree that FPL&#x27;s should be avoided, I was hoping some interesting discussion might emerge from it.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10566899" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10566899</a>