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I just spat out my coffee. Standard ML can be learned in a week by someone who doesn't know how to program? Have you ever actually tried to teach someone who

I just spat out my coffee. Standard ML can be learned in a week by someone who doesn't know how to program? Have you ever actually tried to teach someone who doesn't know how to program? It takes months, even when using a simple language like Python. Or even BASIC, which was designed specifically for beginners. Standard ML is a good language (especially considering when it was developed, in the 1970s). Somehow a cult has grown up around it that prevents people from seeing that it isn't the solution to all problems, just another tool in the toolbox. Sad.

catnaroek 10y ago
> Have you ever actually tried to teach someone who doesn't know how to program? Yes. > It takes months, even when using a simple language like Python. Or even BASIC, which was designed specifically for beginners. I never said anyone can learn everything there is to programming in a week. I only said anyone can learn the Standard ML language in a week. You might encounter far more difficult things along the way, but they shouldn't be related to Standard ML itself.