@Elessar Seriously. :)

@Riemann Depends what you're doing tbh. I'll choose the tool that fits my workflow better. Currently most of the code I write is convoluted business stuff and I do it in C#

@Elessar All purpose and does well as well. :)

@Northwest All purpose.

@Riemann The world of general purpose is long gone. Everything comes with a purpose.

If you're trying to learn programming, then any object-oriented programming language will do. Keep in mind that there are statically-typed languages (C, C++, C#, Java) and dynamically-typed languages (Python, PHP, Ruby, Javascript....). The former is typically used to write to closed-loop environments, such as Windows, Apple iOS, etc. and the latter is typically used to write web-driven applications.

There are also some languages that produce compiled code and some that produce "scripts" that link to a runtime.

If these terms do not resonate, then you need to start out with a basic course on what all that means.

@SomeMichGuy And the serious answer?

@Riemann Learn C and the tools of tge UNIX environment.