IMHO python is a pretty good place to start. Friendly language, that can be used for most stuff (not operating systems or high performance stuff though). Batte

IMHO python is a pretty good place to start. Friendly language, that can be used for most stuff (not operating systems or high performance stuff though). Batteries included makes short work of a lot of tasks. The significance of white-space makes most python code look relatively clean. I think, you should not overthink it. Get back on the bike and figure out where to go when you are back up to speed.