I never said Lisp nor Logo was a bad choice, now did I? Lisp is incredibly simple, even if it makes some things obtuse for beginners. I would rather have a stro

I never said Lisp nor Logo was a bad choice, now did I? Lisp is incredibly simple, even if it makes some things obtuse for beginners. I would rather have a strong type system like Haskell's for working on a large application, but Lisp is way easier to get started with. The parentheses are a huge stumbling point, though, which is where Logo comes in. For the record, those kids do not look like 5 year olds. Once someone is old enough to do abstract reasoning, I think Haskell might be a workable choice, if carefully taught. More often than not, it's more likely to drive them away than something simpler. That article appears to be using some web interface which was designed to hide all of the monads... I think that's a splendid way to get started. The students aren't writing their "main" function. Unfortunately, the website linked from that website is down, so it's hard for me to verify. You haven't been listening to anything I have said, so I'm going to stop. I wish you would reflect on software education, because however well-intentioned, starting with Haskell is likely to drive many more people away than it would help to show what they can accomplish and inspire them.