Choosing a new language

[Achim Schneider]

Rico Secada <coolzone at it.dk> wrote:

> 
> Second, I need some advice.
> 
http://www.nondot.org/sabre/Mirrored/AdvProgLangDesign/

Learn, or better said understand, those and then choose wisely.

Lisp throws lambda calculus right into your face, which is a good
thing. Scheme might be the better choice, it's lexically scoped:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/
There are also video lectures with people with funny hats speaking wise
words.

For lisp, (and also a good read if you go for scheme, same with the
wizard book above the different way round), the book of choice is
http://www.paulgraham.com/acl.html

Python is Yet Another Scripting Language, borrowing concepts from more
advanced languages. You might want to go for the real thing instead,
although it's certainly nice.

Haskell is to scheme what a basketball basket is to a trash bin. It's
typed strictly and pure, but with some effort you will also be able to
throw your trash through the basket as well as find a trash bin big
enough for your ball
. 
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