The course is about teaching interesting paradigms and how they can be used to solve problems, not teaching the easiest thing to beginners.
The why not procedural/imperative answer /might/ be: we already know how to do that. That stuff is everywhere. Why not take a little time to learn something different that may in fact have some real benefits?
The course is about teaching interesting paradigms and how they can be used to solve problems, not teaching the easiest thing to beginners.
The why not procedural/imperative answer /might/ be: we already know how to do that. That stuff is everywhere. Why not take a little time to learn something different that may in fact have some real benefits?