In at least two ways, which you might see as alternatively positive and negative wrt whether expertise in programming languages is useful.
Firstly, when using them to create software it's pretty obvious that experienced devs and people who understand theory have a greater ability to guide, curate and control them.
Secondly, as they improve in ability we can see a paradigm change for people using them at least as significant as the jump from assembly to high level languages. Most programmers would have no need to study assembly these days.
Either way, their omission (while appropriate for the year, if somewhat lacking in foresight) is a significant one that renders it somewhat dated already.
Firstly, when using them to create software it's pretty obvious that experienced devs and people who understand theory have a greater ability to guide, curate and control them.
Secondly, as they improve in ability we can see a paradigm change for people using them at least as significant as the jump from assembly to high level languages. Most programmers would have no need to study assembly these days.
Either way, their omission (while appropriate for the year, if somewhat lacking in foresight) is a significant one that renders it somewhat dated already.