The Online Historical Encyclopedia of Programming Languages claims nearly nine thousand have been created. See programming language. There Are Actually Millions! Absurd you say. Not really.

Blink, and you might just miss the invention of yet another programming language. The old joke goes that programmers spend 20% of their time coding and 80% of their time deciding what language to use.

They tout the global support for the language (any web browser). Finally, they talk about how easy the language itself is to make progress in for a beginner. All valid points that I agree with 100%.

When Ned first opened up the can o’ worms of “which programming language is the best,” it seemed like a fine opportunity for an argument, Monty Python style.

Every programming language is unique, but even across diverse languages such as the ones here, you can spot similarities. Most importantly, once you can run Hello World, you can focus on the ...