Since the beginning of computer evolution and the creation of computer languages, it is believed, that there are more than the 6,912 verbal languages but in programming languages. This means that a computer language is created every week if we follow these suppositions.
The variety of computer languages is huge, there are all kind of languages for all kind of need and all kinds of users.
Computer languages vary mainly in type, in the way logical instructions are received by the computer to do what the programmer wants the software to do, there are 4 main types of computer languages types: Imperative, functional, object-oriented and declarative. Each one of them with its unique type and methodology of receiving instructions.
Each type of computer language has its advantages and disadvantages, but this depends on which use will the software have.
For example LISP is a functional program that works on mathematical expressions and interprets functions to accomplish things, many people say this is the best language that exists, but this is subjective relative to the people that use it.
Languages not only vary on type, they vary also on syntax, there are thousands of ways you can output "Hello World" in the many languages that exist out there, as there are also many ways to put comments and write documentations.
The best language depends on which use it will be given, and it´s up to each programmer to decide which language they like the most and feel more comfortable using for a certain purpose.
Determining the right language for a certain problem is a key point of performance for certain applications, but experience from the programmer is what determines which language to use, so by saying this I mean it´s difficult to say one language that is better that all of the other, but certainly there are some that are better than the rest but only time and experience can give us such criteria.
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