Concerns that these “IT-esque” solutions would never work in industrial automation reminds me of the arguments that Ethernet could never be used for industrial networking. Maybe the convergence of IT and OT systems means there are no longer “sides.” The evolution from ladder logic to Python and IEC 61131-3 and beyond speaks to where the industry has been and is headed. The PLC-oriented languages and the PC-based IT-type languages are admittedly “apples and oranges,” but they can all work together to promote digitalization.