Which Programing Language is Easier to Learn

By Xah Lee. Date: .

which programing language is easier to learn

golang ≿ ruby ≿ php ≿ scheme ≿ python ≿ emacs lisp ≿ JavaScript ≿ java ≿ clojure ≿ perl ≿ ocaml ≿ haskell

which programing language has best doc?

golang ≿ ruby ≿ php ≿ scheme ≿ java ≿ emacs lisp ≿ perl ≿ clojure ≿ python ≿ ocaml ≿ haskell ≿ JavaScript

which programing language is more popular?

java ≿ JavaScript ≿ php ≿ python ≿ ruby ≿ golang ≿ perl ≿ clojure ≿ ocaml ≿ haskell ≿ scheme ≿ emacs lisp

which programing language is more powerful or expressive but remain readable?

This one is hard to say.

ruby ≿ scheme ≿ python ≿ perl ≿ php ≿ golang ≿ JavaScript ≿ clojure ≿ java ≿ emacs lisp.

by the way, the only way to know and judge a programing language is to actually learn it and code it for say 6 months. Years of reading other people's blogs are useless, unless the gap or nature is big, such as C vs haskell.