Try elm (http://elm-lang.org/ http://elm-lang.org/) first; it doesn't mention Functor, Applicative, Monoid, Monad anywhere. You might come back to Haskell late

Try elm (http://elm-lang.org/ http://elm-lang.org/) first; it doesn't mention Functor, Applicative, Monoid, Monad anywhere. You might come back to Haskell later and it won't seem like such a big deal. (I use Haskell for serious work and love that a quick patch doesn't suddenly start breaking things in 10 other places - it's a real time-saver!)