Disagree entirely. 'Bigger' languages (think C++) are more difficult to learn. Haskell is a great functional language to start with - the language core is sma

Disagree entirely. 'Bigger' languages (think C++) are more difficult to learn. Haskell is a great functional language to start with - the language core is small, it's easy to use, and the 'purity' of the language means you don't start off cheating by using things like loops.