Btw I considered C++ for the C slot. But decided if I really wanted 1st class OO support in a language that Java or Python could do that acceptably, and it wasn

Btw I considered C++ for the C slot. But decided if I really wanted 1st class OO support in a language that Java or Python could do that acceptably, and it wasn't worth the price of dealing with what I felt were C++'s design imperfections. So it fell back to: * C for (somewhat) bare metal programming (OS, embedded) * Java for high-level with rubber edges and safety wheels, esp huge codebases in enterprise IT shops with Joe Blub coders * Python for high-level agile w/solo or small elite teams (calling out to C bits where beneficial)