This is all that CS has ever been, and is the reason they're teaching in C++ in the first place (it's a low-level language good for learning fundamentals), whic

This is all that CS has ever been, and is the reason they're teaching in C++ in the first place (it's a low-level language good for learning fundamentals), which is fine. But a huge part of CS students graduate without knowing how to code in languages that are reflected in the jobs they are trying to get, which are mostly python, javascript, and java. If you think the industry is fine, great, but if you agree with those that think CS degrees should emphasize job skills a little bit, then teaching courses in Python is a good move.