I keep bouncing off the Scheme language | Hacker News

A Hacker News thread says Scheme is easiest to learn by first writing simple ALGOL-style imperative programs.

Commenters recommend gradually shifting to more idiomatic functional patterns, named let, and macros.

The Little Schemer books were repeatedly suggested as a practical learning resource.

Several participants warned that relying on LLMs or “vibe coding” can slow real understanding.