The answer to "what's the best language?" should not be "language X", but "what are you making?" Once you've defined the requirements, restrictions, and person

The answer to "what's the best language?" should not be "language X", but "what are you making?" Once you've defined the requirements, restrictions, and personal abilities, only then you can have a meaningful discussion on what the "best" language is - and even then there is more than one answer.