Easiest Programming Languages to Learn in 2020 – 17 Easy Coding Languages

RELATED READING: CLOJURE

Now that you’ve been introduced to Scala and Clojure, you

might be wondering how they compare head-to-head. To find

out, read our comparison: 

Clojure vs Scala

.

So, What’s the 

Easiest

Programming

Language?

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In my opinion–and that of many others–JavaScript is the easiest

programming language. You can start learning it with nothing more

than your web browser and a text editor.

What About the Rest of the “Easiest

Programming Languages”?

In terms of overall complexity for someone just starting out with

programming, you could argue for a ranking like the following, with 1

being the easiest:

HTML and CSS, as they aren’t really programming languages but

will get you comfortable with using a text editor and building

documents according to well-defined rules.

JavaScript and PHP, as they are perhaps the easiest programming

languages of this list to get a tangible result you can play with when

combined with HTML and CSS.

Python, Ruby, Go, R, and Swift, as they’re straightforward,

designed to be easy to learn, and have a simple syntax.

Java and C#, as they’re moderately complex while also being well-

established with many resources to answer any questions you’ll

have.

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C and C++, as they’re at a low enough level where you’ll have to

eventually be aware of how you manage your memory, in addition

to learning basic programming concepts.

Rust, Scala, Clojure, Erlang, and Elixir, as they’re either

functional-focused, which can be difficult to wrap your mind

around, or complex enough to possibly be frustrating for beginners.

However, it’s important to keep in mind that the ease-of-use isn’t the

only thing you should consider. The easiest code to learn might not be

the best one for you. If you have specific goals of problems to solve or

systems to build, you’ll want to review each programming language

mentioned above and see which seems most appropriate.

If you have some technical knowledge and know that you’re interested

in building an Operating System, you could reasonably begin with Rust.

It won’t be easy, but it wouldn’t be impossible, either. 

In fact, the most important element of choosing a language is

determining which motivates you the most to start learning and building

your own creations. Everything else will eventually follow–as long as

you keep working, creating your own projects, and learning all that you

can about programming.