[Haskell-beginners] Is haskell a good choice for someone, who never programmed before?

[Jorden M]

Reading The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths, and Programming would be a
great way for someone with no more than high school level math to get
started with programming and higher mathematics.

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM, edgar klerks <edgar.klerks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have a question. A friend of mine wants to learn a programming language,
> because we work together. He studied economics and is busy in the financial
> sector. I understood Haskell is used there pretty much, so he got interested
> in it. But is haskell a good language for someone, who never even tried a
> language like basic?
>
> I also want to know if someone has an idea, what a good approach is to
> start. I think real world haskell is a bit tough to begin with. He is an
> analytical thinker, so I think he can learn it, but I don't want to scare
> him away.
>
> He is interested in functional languages, because he knows the banking
> sector uses it a lot. Maybe lisp is a better start?
>
> I thought I first let him read: http://learnyouahaskell.com/introduction
> because it start with using haskell as a calculator. That seems to be pretty
> basic.
>
> And mathematics, where to start? I thought algebra, but I am not sure if
> that is too advanced. He doesn't want to be programming wonder, but he would
> like to solve simple things.
>
> Tnx for your help, your input is appreciated.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Edgar
>
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