> This articulates a lot of what I've felt in recent years. > Certainly Python sticks out in this regard. I also think Python has evolved beyond its initial pr

> This articulates a lot of what I've felt in recent years. > Certainly Python sticks out in this regard. I also think Python has evolved beyond its initial premise. So with recent years you meant 1991. Got it, I got confused for a moment. That aside, I agree with you, but your own words give ample evidence that this trend is, by no imaginable means, "recent". It's inherent to software. BTW, my favorite language is Python.