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Re:A Parable by Dijkstra (1973) by simplecomplex on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:57AM (#17538867)
Haskell. If programming languages were mountains, Haskell is Everest. Conquer it and other languages can be mastered in your sleep.

Go further.

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Re:A Parable by Dijkstra (1973) by frabert on Monday July 16, 2018 @02:13AM (#17539128)
I never did alpinism, I guess Everest would be a good place to start with...
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Re:A Parable by Dijkstra (1973) by TremendousJudge on Monday July 16, 2018 @02:17AM (#17539154)
it's not even in the Alps!
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Re:A Parable by Dijkstra (1973) by n4r9 on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:37AM (#17539657)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaineering

"Mountaineering is often called Alpinism, especially in European languages"

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Re:A Parable by Dijkstra (1973) by mcguire on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:28PM (#17542564)
"Alpinism" sounds like a disease.
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Re:A Parable by Dijkstra (1973) by pyrale on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:19AM (#17539591)
I'm not sure the mountain allegory is fitting here.

Haskell is not that hard to get into: there are hard parts but they are totally optional and avoidable.

Also for newcomer who want to get in fp but find Haskell intimidating, you can try Elm, it's tailored to cater to beginners.

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