This is true for me as well, although I picked up Smalltalk first, then Lisp (Scheme actually). After learning Smalltalk learning Java, C#, and Python just mean

This is true for me as well, although I picked up Smalltalk first, then Lisp (Scheme actually). After learning Smalltalk learning Java, C#, and Python just meant learning the details. Ditto with how Scheme made it easier to learn OCaml and Erlang.