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

[edgar klerks]

Ah thanks, that one looks good. It takes both mathematics and programming.

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Jorden M <jrm8005 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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