Yes, English was my first option too. It's "easy" but it can become quite subtle and complicated. Most newbies think they have mastered it just because they can

Yes, English was my first option too. It's "easy" but it can become quite subtle and complicated. Most newbies think they have mastered it just because they can say "FizzBuzz" in it. It's widely used although sometimes it makes you scratch your head why it was chosen over other languages for some specific cases.There are lots of tutorials and documentation available to learn it.