Probably people with a lot of experience or a more narrow view of how languages work wish for more deep arguments, but for the average person, syntax as the "us

Probably people with a lot of experience or a more narrow view of how languages work wish for more deep arguments, but for the average person, syntax as the "user interface" of a languages is certainly the most obvious and evident factor to show of. I totally see how presenting "hello world" with python vs C++ clearly make the case "this thing is different and is good" You need a more of information to truly make the case better, but I think is fair that a F# introduction start with the syntax. This show the mainstream audience "we are not in kansas anymore". Certainly, make the article better in the second half is another thing. Like with movies is easier to start with a good premise and fall flat in the end ;)