Personally, I think that all of this language posturing is
"geekier-than-thou" nonsense.

Calling C++ or Java a disease?  Really?
Suggesting that if you use one of those languages you're somehow mentally
deficient?  Really?
Suggesting someone change jobs because they're asked to program in C++?
 Really?

In the big scheme of things, absolutely none of this matters.  Whether one
programs in Java, C, Go, COBOL or 370 assembler doesn't really make any
difference; one could die tomorrow, and would anyone care what language
s/he programmed in?  really?  This world has bigger problems than that.

Programming languages are tools; nothing more.  Use whichever one fits the
problem at hand.  If you're the kind of person who geeks out on and enjoys
playing around with new tools; the kind that appreciates the relative
aesthetic quality of one versus the other, more power to you: but
understand that trying to reformulate problems so that one can apply one's
whizz-bang new shiny SuperHammer when the thing that comes out of parents'
toolbox will do is just wasting time.

I came across this recently, and it really resonated:
http://www.lindsredding.com/2012/03/11/a-overdue-lesson-in-perspective/

        - Dan C.