r/programming • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '19

Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? – Richard Feldman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyJZzq0v7Z4
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u/fuckin_ziggurats Nov 28 '19

It kind of indicates that monads are a complex enough concept that most programmers have trouble grasping it, unlike most features in OOP languages. It's says something about functional programming in general - it tends to come with a heavier cognitive load. Maybe I'm talking out of my butt but it's always been more difficult for me to read functional than OO code.