Comment by pron

We also got Java and Python (and VB for a while), which means there is no intrinsic, irrational bias against those approaches. A romantic view of those languages tends to ignore their serious shortcomings at the time they were presented. It's like claiming the market was irrational when it preferred VHS to Betamax despite the latter's better quality, while neglecting to mention it had a worse recording time, which mattered more to more people. When compating two things, it's not enough to mention the areas where X is better than Y; you also need to consider those where X is worse.