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Agreed.

Exactly. And those who don't stay often become ambassadors for German culture, language, interests, etc.

Also, plenty of foreign students receive financial aid in the US. Somebody's paying for that, too.

The Germans choose to make tuition free for all students, including foreigners. Where's the problem?

According to the BBC article cited in the post, 50% of foreign students wind up staying in Germany. Germany suffers a fair amount of brain drain to the US. They're more than happy to have some of our more enterprising students by way of compensation. Certainly, there would be a financing issue if huge numbers of Americans head over for a free ride, but we're a long way from that point.

That's encouraging. Thanks for the reference.

Sounds good.

Why do you hate using Python for production tasks?

I really appreciate the feedback. JavaScript is supposed to be complicated. Let's say I study 20 hours a week for three months. Can I get off the ground with it?

I've had the same thought myself. However, I'm willing to take the risk. Besides, one thing leads to another.

Thank you for the detailed reply! A number of comments here favor Python for ease of entry and utility.

Do I understand correctly that Java is important, but with a much steeper learning curve?