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Re: What programming Language To Use??

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Originally Posted by Chris27 View Post
I found learning a functional programming language (SML) a completely bizarre experience ... I had to unlearn a lot of the different strategies and concepts I had picked up using C, C++, and Java to effectively use this new tool.
Isn't the converse also true ? Had you learned SML first, you would have had the same issue when learning C, C++, Java ? So if you're going to have to learn both, does the order matter ?