Even as early as 15 years ago, MIT switched from scheme to python. The reasons are detailed in an interview[1] (see HN discussion[2]): the educators belived th

Even as early as 15 years ago, MIT switched from scheme to python. The reasons are detailed in an interview[1] (see HN discussion[2]): the educators belived the future of programming would be snapping pre-made libraries together instead of engineering from scratch. 1: https://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/2110/why-mit-switched-from-scheme-to-python https://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/2110/why-mit-switched-f... 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14167453 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14167453