The issues with loops is real, but it's a symptom of the bigger problems. FPLs tend to be more "elegant" in many ways, but ultimately the elegance comes at the cost of the developer having to work much, MUCH harder to wrap their head around basically everything.

And where's the win in the end? A few less LOCs, which personally I think are a false economy because "clever" code is harder to maintain? How is any of this helping me write business solutions faster?

J.Ja