I agree that if you learn C-style syntax, moving to a more functional syntax (ala Lisp, Haskell) is jarring. Moving between different C-style languages, once y

I agree that if you learn C-style syntax, moving to a more functional syntax (ala Lisp, Haskell) is jarring. Moving between different C-style languages, once you know one, is not terribly hard however. It really is getting over that hump of learning one language from which you can then take that knowledge into another similar one.