Top 5 Easiest Programming Languages To Learn

These are the top 5 easiest programming languages to learn in my opinion - Swift, Go, Ruby, JavaScript, and Python.

Swift has a super simple syntax developed by Apple for iOS/MacOS/etc. However, it can be difficult due to the need to work with XCode.

Go is a great choice developed by Google for creating performant backends without the need for a more traditionally difficult language like C++.

Ruby has a very simple language made for "developer happiness". That said, the use cases have been shrinking over the years.

JavaScript is the primary language of the frontend of the internet, plus it can be used on the backend with Node or even for mobile with tools like React Native. It has the largest ecosystem of any language, meaning there are tons of amazing tools out there to make it easier to learn.

Python is considered by many to be the easiest mainstream programming language to learn. The syntax is super simple, it has a huge ecosystem, and there are tons of use cases from web backends to data science and machine learning.

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[irakli]

Top 5 easier languages.
Uses recursion to illustrate

[cesardmora]

JavaScript is a paradox:
- easy to learn at the beginning
- but when the code gets big, and you have to hunt a bug, then it is a nightmare

[nastawionynaprace]

python to learn: 👌
python to master: 💀

[asagiai]

Anything looks easy until you mentioned javascript.

Though I don't think it's hard, but I wouldn't call it easy

[michaelkovalsky]

I recall in my Comp Architecture class we had an assignment to write a program in assembly to count the number of occurrences of a letter in a string.

My brothers in Christ, I swear it made me appreciate all of the higher level languages so much more that day

[Erlisch]

Ruby? That sht is black magic (Coming from C/C++/C#)

[kamranbashir]

Remember kids, the easier the language is to learn the difficult it is to use

[NotNonamelol]

Glad learning ruby is considered comfortable, I need to learn it for a project

[ta_noshii]

Lua being the neglected child as always

[sealsharp]

I find it weird that languages without types are seen as easier. Yeah, the first half an hour of teaching it, its easier because you dont need to understand types to do add(a, b) functions, but as soon as the data becomes more complicated, types give context to how to use them. That's so much easier than having to know stuff.

[medzid]

The first one i got to learn in uni was C, then C++, only then in second year we got go work on JS and C#

[AliAlboqobeysh]

If smth is easy to learn, does not mean it's easy to use. Imagine C. Syntax is little but takes a real chad to use it effectively

[PixelThorn]

Dying of laughing has to be one of the better ways to go 👍

[echonabin]

Yes learning basics of every language is easy, but being good at it takes lot of practice and patience.

[laxmiprasanna]

All programming languages and frameworks are easy to understand and get started. The difficult part is writing quality code that is maintainable and readable.

[khizirfarrukh]

Tried C, C#, C++, VB, Python, Java, JS (along with react framework and TS), little bit of Dart, x86 Assembly and I have to say that even though Python seems to be the most easy but once you start to dive deep into it, it gets complex. My most favorite and go to language is C#, it may seem a bit difficult and complex in the beginning but once you get your hands on it, it becomes very easy and you just happen to go along with it.

[QuetzalcoatlusNorthropi_]

I would say Assembly Language is the easiest language. The single commands are precise and clear, and there is nothing what happens behind disguise. You are responsible for all what you do and also for what you not do.

[MatheusAugustoGames]

Sure, JS has C-family syntax. But doing anything moderately complex takes a lot of effort, because of the language quirks such as the 'this' bind.

[kipchickensout]

var vs let is already reason enough for me to yoink JS from the list🙂

[stachbial]

Swift was not created by Apple. It was created by Chris Lattner and his team for their convenience while working on some Google related ML project. It is a standalone language that apple has just adopted for their purpososes and has contributed severly to its development ever since.