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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu (David Starner) writes:

> Why a functional language? I would think a procedural language would
> be easier to teach as a first language, and would provide them with
> framework needed for the languages most programmings being done it.

If someone has reasonable basic mathematical training (in particular,
if s/he knows how to play around with sets and mappings), you can
explain the basics of functional programming in those terms. I think
this much easier to understand than the concept of a stateful machine
executing some program code.