I tried learning F# with nearly zero .NET knowledge and found it a horrific experience. In comparison, Python, Perl, and many more languages were a cake walk. I

I tried learning F# with nearly zero .NET knowledge and found it a horrific experience. In comparison, Python, Perl, and many more languages were a cake walk. It wasn't the FP paradigm, but doing anything useful without already knowing the .NET libraries and C#. I have most of the books and they're worthless to me as they assume I'm a seasoned .NET enterprise developer. I eventually gave up after trying several times.