Anecdata - I'm self taught. Started my learning on Python.

I wanted to delve into Java. And sure enough, my very first thoughts were "wtf is public static void, why does this even matter, and why is print() so weird and long?"

Shit, I ended up finding it easier to get into F# than Java.

Then I got hired for a Java role, which is proof that the universe has a sense of humour.