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On 18/07/10 02:02, Rob Beard wrote: > > Dunno, when I've tried to learn C, C++ and Pascal in the past I've > always got frustrated, maybe it's because I was impatient. I meant languages which are very different in concept. I found switching from procedural languages to SAS (which is similar to SQL in mentality) hard, in the my thought processes were wrong. Where as C to Pascal I think the shift is more syntax than substance, which can confuse the muscle memory but similar types of "tasks" are easy or hard. Where as with SQL/SAS languages tasks like duplicate detection become harder, whilst many tasks involving sorting and grouping are completely trivial. I was trying to learn Haskell a while back, but again the switch is hard, and I got disappointed with Fibonacci series programs which were only marginally faster to run than doing it on a calculator. On the other hand I suspect functional languages will be a growing thing, as we ship more of the "how to" into the tools (which will inevitably do it better than we would). -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq