Hi All,<br><br>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?<br>

<br>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&#39;t want to scare him away.<br>

<br>He is interested in functional languages, because he knows the banking sector uses it a lot. Maybe lisp is a better start? <br><br>I thought I first let him read: <a href="http://learnyouahaskell.com/introduction">http://learnyouahaskell.com/introduction</a> because it start with using haskell as a calculator. That seems to be pretty basic. <br>

<br>And mathematics, where to start? I thought algebra, but I am not sure if that is too advanced. He doesn&#39;t want to be programming wonder, but he would like to solve simple things.<br><br>Tnx for your help, your input is appreciated.<br>

<br>Greetings,<br><br>Edgar<br>