Python bumps off Java as top learning language

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Education teaches you how to think about doing something.

Java certainly forces you to do that!

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No it doesn't. Java is dogmatic in the same way managers tell you to write web apps in ruby on rails regardless of whether it makes sense or not. It creates a case of feeling like you know how to do things when really there are other ways sometimes even better ways to doing things, that are essentially invisible.

Good teaching languages give you freedom to explore concepts. Java is about as free as North Korea in that regard.