Their argumentation for both is accessibility for learning environments. Python and node were eating the cake there with ease of first use (python file.py). And what the academia is using today's is next year's company language

As someone mostly focused on JVM, .NET and nodejs ecosystems, this won't cut it.

The problem with UNIX culture shops not picking up .NET has everything to do with the Microsoft stigma, and everything the management keeps doing against .NET team efforts, like VSCode vs VS tooling features, C# DevKit license, what frameworks get to be on GNU/Linux, and the current ongoing issues with FOSS on .NET and the role of .NET Foundation.

Minimal APIs and now scripting, which already existed as third party solutions (search for csx), won't sort out those issues.

They can even start by going into Azure and check why there are so many projects now chosing other languages instead of .NET, when working on the open.

This would already be the first place to promote .NET adoption.

>UNIX culture shops

Jesus christ, it sounds like a religion

Welcome to technology flamewars.

The only change through the times is where they take place and how hard, or low, they might get.

I mean I don't want the viability of my business to be dependent on the whims of Microsoft either. Unfortunately your business is going to have counterparty risk no matter what your tech stack is but Microsoft's record is pretty mixed.