[Haskell-cafe] Re: Specify array or list size?

[Daniel Carrera]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>I have a lady friend who wants to learn how to program. She's a technical
>>person, but has no math background to speak of. I can't decide whether to
>>start with a clear-syntax imperative language (Ruby) or a functional
>>language (Haskell). I confess I've been leaning towards Ruby.
> 
> In my limited experience it's easier to learn an imperative language after
> a functional one than the reverse.  So I'd recommend she start with Haskell.
> It's actually easy to learn if you haven't been lobotomized by
> Java/C/C++.

:-)

Maybe that's why I like it so far. I haven't been corrupted yet :-) I 
don't know Java. I glanced at C++ and decided I don't want it. I like C, 
but I program it at an amateurish level.

I'll keep your thoughts in mind.

In your opinion, do you think Haskell is appropriate for someone with 
zero math background? I can't imagine how I'd explain something like 
currying to someone who doesn't know math.

Cheers,
Daniel.