Google researcher warns shift from C++ to Python creates devs who don't understand computers
chaumian · x · 2026-09-04
Google researcher LaurieW warns that universities switching core CS teaching from C++ to Python is producing programmers who don't understand how computers actually work, causing debugging problems. The retweeter adds ironically that schools should teach impractical languages on purpose—like a weight vest—to filter out mediocre, incurious developers, as Java once did.
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