Try Scheme aka Dr. Racket. It's up there as one of the "hacker" functional languages that everyone loves but no one really uses in production. Scheme is decept

Try Scheme aka Dr. Racket. It's up there as one of the "hacker" functional languages that everyone loves but no one really uses in production. Scheme is deceptively simple though,.. so simple that you won't recognize it's beauty and uniqueness until you're really deep in. When I started learning scheme I quickly lost interest due to the fact that I felt I wasn't learning anything new. It wasn't until I discovered sicp and had my mind blown again and again after every lecture did I realize how great lisps are. I recommend checking the course out: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/video-lectures/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput...