I disagree with this a lot. I think most programmers have been trained to think that C like syntax and semantics is fundamental to programming languages, as if

I disagree with this a lot. I think most programmers have been trained to think that C like syntax and semantics is fundamental to programming languages, as if languages are just inherently C like, and that C is just what programming is, but this is not true. Programming language theory is an entire field of study on it's own, and there are a lot more possibilities than just rehashing C for the nth time.