[deadwisdom]

> But Python has the edge (with a large number of students) when the main goal is communication, not programming per se.

Communication is increasingly the more important part of programming. Engineering is only really useful if its well communicated, or in a binary you trust.

[namekuseijin]

Yeah, there'll come a time when to build systems all you need is a bunch of people talking to reach a consensus: how much to pay for a third party to write it for them.

oops, it seems it already happens today...