[bubuga]

> Nowadays they're much more specialized: you're as likely to build your company on Java or even Python/Ruby as you are to build it on C++.

Some of today's dominant platforms are developed mostly in Java (see Android), and web development targets the LAMP stack. This means that the business is centered in ventures that exclude most languages, not because there is technical merit on other alternatives.

I'm sure it's possible to gather some individuals that are more than willing to badmouth Java and Python with a passion with the same ease we see here people complaining about C.