The author doesn’t fundamentally misunderstand programming language design, but rather misunderstands programmers. Most programmers don’t need someone to tell

The author doesn’t fundamentally misunderstand programming language design, but rather misunderstands programmers. Most programmers don’t need someone to tell them which tools to use. Of those green enough to need it, they certainly shouldn’t look to the internet for advice and they absolutely shouldn’t look to HN or random blogs for advice. Instead they should find a local community which can offer them support when they stumble and point them to interesting job opportunities. Because those people are real and they can build relationships and connections which will be much more valuable than some measly programming language. Many online authors - even if technically skilled - have quite an over-inflated sense of importance. What makes somebody think that their experience in domain X and country Y apply in any way shape or form to the hundreds and thousands of industries, countries and cultures all over the planet?