From the processing wiki http://wiki.processing.org/w/Python_Comparison:

Python:

a = [5, 10, 11]

if c >= 1 and c < 20:

    # Statements

Processing:

int[] a = {5, 10, 11};

if ((c >= 1) && (c < 20)) {

    // Statements

}

Python seems much more English-like and doesn't require the beginner to figure out and memorize what && means or that you have to memorize all the types or at least the ones you want to use for an array and where the brackets go when using an array. I program C and Wiring and early on I remember that I always had a hard time figuring out where the brackets go and whether I needed an array of doubles or float or integers, depending on what I need to do. Also they should warn you, you need to know how many elements are in the list beforehand and you can't resize them later.

The author of the article reminds me of a guy I worked with who still programmed in FORTRAN and said the use of whitespace to denote blocks seemed "icky" and hates it. Just keep an open mind and you'll do a lot better than him in the industry. He is out of work these days...