To further abuse that analogy, it's more that programming languages are like shoes in general. You can play basketball in cowboy boots, but it's a less than ide

To further abuse that analogy, it's more that programming languages are like shoes in general. You can play basketball in cowboy boots, but it's a less than ideal setup. That said, Kobe Bryant could probably beat me at basketball wearing a pair of cowboy boots. Likewise for programmer skill vs. task vs. language appropriateness.