@profoundlynerdy Full transparency—I write C, C++, JavaScript, Python, Julia, Matlab for a living, I like all languages and everything that brings people into this rewarding hobby and career. I love Raspberry πs! And yes, each learner is an individual with their own interests, their own hidden eigenvectors that can propel them into a lifelong love of computing, so no blanket statements here. I just look at students' excitement about browsers today and can't see the dark age that @ajroach42 sees.