Comment by textlapse

Tangential, but I have a basic question: What makes Aarhus (mainly its university/techhub) a powerhouse for Programming Languages?

C++, C#/Typescript, Dart, etc all have strong roots in that one small area in Denmark.

In general, I am curious what makes some of these places very special (Delft, INRIA, etc)?

They aren't your 'typical' Ivy League/Oxbridge univ+techhubs.

Is it the water? Or something else? :)