You are overestimating its difficulty. It is actually the other way around: C and C++ are harder than Scheme since you have to deal with all kinds of silly synt

You are overestimating its difficulty. It is actually the other way around: C and C++ are harder than Scheme since you have to deal with all kinds of silly syntax rules, inconsistencies (from the view of a Schemer), memory management, pointers and other diversions. It is akin to writing a text in your favourite text editor versus writing a text in Word. The latter will distract you with mark-up, random auto-'correction' and other diversions I'm still repressing. The best thing one can do is get The Little Schemer[1], download DrRacket[2] and go through the book. [1] http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=4825 http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&#38... [1.5] http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/BTLS/ http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/BTLS/ [2] http://www.racket-lang.org/download/ http://www.racket-lang.org/download/