Unpopular opinion: Classic Lisp/Scheme isn't a great first programming language.[1]

When I learned Lisp in school I was incredibly confused by the difference between functional programming in the sense of passing functions and creating macros.

That key distinction and difference is important, and the homoiconicity[3] of Lisp made that distinction less clear than it needed to be.

Teach Scheme second or third if you like, not first.

#Lisp#Scheme#CompterScience#ComputerProgramming

[1] No I'm not talking about LOGO.[2]

[2] If LOGO was your first programming language (it was mine) then you're old.

[3] This is the Fediverse and now I'm sure someone is going to change their username to"Homoiconicity"