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Re:Ask HN: which functional language to learn? by apgwoz on Monday July 06, 2009 @12:31PM (#689897)
I think this comes up enough that we should have some sort of FAHN: Frequently Ask(ed) Hacker News.

That said. Scheme with SICP, or The Little Schemer and then SICP

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Re:Ask HN: which functional language to learn? by sdevlin on Monday July 06, 2009 @02:14PM (#690137)
I've got to second The Little Schemer. I ran through it earlier this year, and it was the most fun I've had programming in a long time.
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