What are your favorite programming/scripting languages and why?

C, because it's so simple- it gives you all the features you need without anything pointless

JavaScript (let's have 'em haters incoming)

1) The weak typing can be a real culprit. But after all, you got the "===" to check you fucken types.

2) The chainablility of things. FFS you can pull off whole algorithms as essential one-liners

2.1) The shit's still pretty readable

3) node.js - how i loved to hate it. But after all, with npm that's some wicked shit, bringing you the power of doing everything to cli's.

4) python vs js: now i never really touched python tbh. But what I love about js is that it uses curly braces. Python with its basic-style pisses me off (disclaimer: yes, this is a purely subjective opinion)

5) It doesn't stop evolving without having you to worry about users runtime. When it comes to node, of course there are some borders. But in browsers, you can check whats available worldwide and can bend your way.

6) The possibility to use it in browsers. Dude you can make your apps public by posting a fucken url.

Purely subjective opinion, feel free to ignore it.

Well my 3 favorites are C++ because it is close to C yet give you OOP features, Python because it is really easy to read yet is so powerful, and Lisp because it is the first language I ever learned and although it is 60 years old, you can still use it for many things.

Golang ftw.
Memory-Safety, Go-Routines Channels, cross-compiling,
do i have to say more?

C++ is my love, currently developing my own game using SFML.

I used to really love C#, now I use it when I need to create a software with GUI for the PC.(Still love it though)

When it comes to App Dev, React-Native.

Creating a server/webserver or web scraping or CTFs or scripting in general, Python.

Going to throw myself under the bus here... I really dig PowerShell for scripting things. I work in nearly 100% windows based shops so I need to work with WinBloze native tools most of the time. But after spending the time to learn PS it’s pretty awesome what I can do with it. Python is definitely a close second if it’s not an outright tie for first.

Why has nobody mentioned about php? ;)

JS/Node is what I'm best at and write most of my stuff in, but I really enjoy writing Rust when I can

Programming: I'm liking golang a lot recently.
Scripting: Groovy is really cool for small stuff.

I like PHP, so I'd probably best leave now...

The one I love doesn't count as programming language 😶 hello html css

Oh btw, VB.net.
Just because of the "if THEN" thing.

Portuguese....
I learned to do logic programming in my native language.
Programming language? I use what is best for the job.
Learning kotlin now just because I want to make android apps (hate Java) and just because App Inventor isn't that good for sql dbs...
For small scripts use python with android compiler (if it's for mobile).
Although I recommend python for generic stuff because it runs on anything, you can even make apps with gui that you can compile for windows, Linux, Android, iOS, blackberry and more with kivy (python gui framework)

@RodrigoF try looking into React Native for apps :D

@Cysh does react uses local databases?

@RodrigoF https://github.com/andpor/...

Lua; speed and syntax.

@Cysh nice... Also found droid script yesterday (JS as native) ... Only downside is that it's only for Android

Python
My first lang love, beautiful syntax, easy yet powerful
Golang
Taught me a great lesson about how to write good and performant code
Rust
Currently learning it, looks really nice
Actually I also like ES6 a lot, now kill me. :p

Js - cause I love the flexibility, there's so many things people think it can't do but then it turns out you can. Pretty readable without being grossly verbose. Then you add stuff like node.js and react and you just get a metric fuckton of super useful code reusability.

Python- simple and yet powerful, can automate shit easily, building web scrapers is fun.

Those are really like the only 2 I know enough to comment on.

I plan on learning more soon.

@n00bn00b Good luck, hope you satisfy your programming journey.