For all those fondly recalling learning Scheme first, allow me to provide the opposite perspective (kind of). Learning Scheme as my first language scared me aw

For all those fondly recalling learning Scheme first, allow me to provide the opposite perspective (kind of). Learning Scheme as my first language scared me away from programming for years. Yes, solutions to problems were often elegant and puzzle-like, but accordingly, the tools and patterns often felt constrained and roundabout. For example, consider recursive patterns vs conventional looping patterns. In that class I often felt I wasn't learning a 'real' production programming language, but rather a language designed to teach me programming concepts. To that point, I think Python offers a much more robust and straight forward tool set, while also being friendly enough for the young developer to sink their teeth into. However, in retrospect I was just a bratty kid, who was learning a lot of valuable fundamentals. I'd like to think some of those have stuck with me to this day, esp. as functional patterns have come into vogue.