I think the problem with Computer Science is that the focus has been on the C and C++ programming languages. It goes back to the 1970s. C was created to have

I think the problem with Computer Science is that the focus has been on the C and C++ programming languages. It goes back to the 1970s. C was created to have all these cute little tricks that you could do to manipulate your data in memory. This led to pointers and all the fancy pointer arithmetics, that allowed your program to run a few clock cycles more efficiently. But, the cost is that you shoot yourself in the foot, once in a while. Fast forward to now, and squeezing a few extra clock cycles here and there, and memory usage conservancy is largely irrelevant, except for a few edge cases. C is just a bad programming language. And C++ just inherited all its defects, just to bring in Objects. But the objects were a poorly designed idea, and was terribly executed. In C and C++, instead of just focusing on your problem, you have to manage the language, and its built in defects. Then came Java. And it was the opposite reaction to C++. No more pointer arithmetics, everything is now a reference. Ok, good. But, it created another problem. The framework monstrosity. Learning the language itself is simple enough. But having to work with someone else's poorly designed framework, that makes no logical sense, is just unbearable. In Java, you now have to manage the framework. I like Python for its brevity and conciseness. And especially for its flexibility with functions. It allows you to program in a pure functional style. It's a breath of fresh air. I can build out my code like lego blocks, stress test each function, and then connect it all together. And the results work flawlessly. Except for one catch, it runs a little slower. I'm hoping this move into Functional Programming will be the next true wave to come into the computer industry.