Actually I created it to build Microsoft Dynamics NAV applications, which were not .NET at that time.

This is what happens when you write about something without knowing much about its context. There is an awesome "new" universe out there - it's called functional programming. You are orbiting around it, but we all hope, for the better, that you discover it more.

Not sure why the negative attitude..? A great thing about FAKE is that it can be used without worrying much about the context. Yes, it is written in F# and F# is mainly functional, but FAKE is just a great tool for anyone - and as Scott correctly points out, you don't even need to understand much F# to use it.

I stand by what I wrote and it has nothing to do with any negative attitude, I meant no disrespect. Perhaps it's enough for you that people "don't even need to understand F#" to use F# tools (of which there are many excellent ones, FAKE being one), but I would much prefer that they did. This "context" would make any .NET developer more informed and I see no reason why we should hide F# from anyone. Perhaps I am too carried away, but I certainly want Scott to learn about and embrace FP so that he can pass that onto others, which, I hope you agree, he does pretty well.