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

Ah thanks, that one looks good. It takes both mathematics and programming. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Jorden M 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.

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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

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM, edgar klerks wrote: pretty

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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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