Learning to program well in language X can actually be done using language Y, for some X's and Y's, especially when Y has the features of X. So, I continue to

Learning to program well in language X can actually be done using language Y, for some X's and Y's, especially when Y has the features of X. So, I continue to argue that asking precisely for language X may well exclude better applicants - ones smart enough to program in Y instead of X!