Comment by Oleg Cherkasky on "I am Quincy Larson. Ask me anything."

Most online programming resources are geared toward beginners, and high level scripting languages are a good place to start for that.

Another reason is that most developer jobs involve doing web development - if not for building web applications, at least for creating APIs that can be reached through the giant platform that is the internet.

There are jobs that focus mainly on using tools that are "closer to the metal" such as embedded systems, but in my experience, employers who are filling these positions are more likely to also require a traditional computer science and/or electrical engineering academic background. For example, defense contractors like SpaceX have lots of developers who work on propulsion software for rockets.

Still, there are some resources for learning these things outside of an academic environment. You might take a look at this giant list: github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books

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