Yup, and this problem has continued unabated in all the time since. I'm a bit more optimistic things can change, though, with things like Rust in Linux, Redox,

Yup, and this problem has continued unabated in all the time since. I'm a bit more optimistic things can change, though, with things like Rust in Linux, Redox, Fuschia, shifts of various sorts are in the worst, and, more broadly but without hard evidence, I just feel like this sort of opinion has become less niche in recent years.