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(Score 1) 55    With tender, gentlemanly affection,  Your
friendly neighbour,   Comment: Re:another language shoved down
your throat (Score 4, Insightful) 415  by BForrester (#47409935)
Attached to: Python Bumps Off Java As Top Learning Language
java was only "the most popular" because it was force fed to
people who didn't want it.  I don't think you understand how
schools and their curriculae work. Nobody is holding a gun to
the collective and independently-operated heads of CS
departments to demand which language they use for beginner
courses.  Java was historically chosen because it was a safe
option; used widely in industry, decent documentation and tools,
it supports good programming practices, and it provides
reasonably powerful options while being relatively beginner
friendly. Java largely replaced C and C++, which are not
beginner friendly.  Comment: Re:What? (Score 4, Informative) 45