alt Hacker News> it is extremely tedious, error prone, and sensitive to details.
That sounds like the perfect beginner language! If they survive that experience, they'll do very well in almost any type of programming, as it's mostly the same just a tiny bit less tedious. A bit like "hardening" but for programmers.
Perhaps if you want to gatekeep for the most stubborn individuals, but you'll lose a lot of talent that way.