[neilwilson]

Interesting that the social element isn't mentioned.

Smarter programmers are likely to be able to get their head around the strict requirements of functional languages and they are the ones using the languages at the moment.

Java, on the other hand, is pretty much the COBOL of this generation.

[ismail]

Maybe I am missing something thing key. But that sounds like an assumption? Is there any evidence/details you can point me to?

[banachtarski]

There's evidence but not the type you're looking for. The op has provided evidence that the op uses functional languages and not Java.

[tom_mellior]

> Interesting that the social element isn't mentioned.

It's right there in the abstract: There might be "other, intangible process factors, for example, the preference of certain personality types for functional, static languages that disallow type confusion."