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Comment by ahf8Aithaex7Nai

> In my experience, software engineers "think" imperatively

I hear this often. In the past the claim used to be that they "think" object-oriented. This is a thinly veiled argumentum ad naturam.

> ... on the functional proponents to prove

Prove your own claims before you demand proofs from other people. And by prove I mean really rigorous thinking, not just superficially seeking confirmation for the things you already believe either way.

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