FORTH, for the preceding reasons

If you want a portable object oriented language that will eat all your system resources - java

If you want a language that will efficiently do exactly what you want it to do if you do everything exactly right (you won't) - C

If you want a language designed by a psychopath who thinks indentation should be significant - Python

If you want to write a script that absolutely no-one will be able to read - Perl

@alcinnz the one that allows you to create with an acceptable risk and investment and delivers a product that meets end user needs with fewer barriers than would cause them to abandon it.

For me that's usually #CSharp

Edit: if it's enjoyable to use, that helps too :)

"Interview with Esoteric Language Academic 2024"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqsL5NkS6I

BASIC, it's the most basic language. It's so easy, kids in the 80s could do it.

Python is the most versatile.
C++ is the most powerful.
Clojure is the most elegant.

It's called SKL, a "flow" SQL targeted at analysts and not data engineers or programmers. I want data transformations on a spreadsheet to be incremental, logged, reversible, readable and reproducible -- a way to tie NoCode with YesCode.

I can already compile most of it to SQLite in a clunky UI built with PyScript, but stopped while implementing GROUP BY, so I'm still a-ways of releasing it for the harsh world to poo-poo on it.