> My CS degree program was primarily taught in Java. Same here > This was not a problem. This was not either, for me. It was for ~80% of the class though. > L

> My CS degree program was primarily taught in Java. Same here > This was not a problem. This was not either, for me. It was for ~80% of the class though. > Language syntax had little to do with conceptual understanding. A uselessly verbose, initially incantational syntax adds useless friction, which just makes many people minds grind. My experience in teaching languages is that Java and C# were atrocious grind generators whereas Python, Ruby and C were much smoother. JavaScript sits in the middle.