Smalltalk should be a no-brainer then. Arguably one of the simplest languages with merely 6 keywords and immense power. The ecosystem is of course a question.

Smalltalk should be a no-brainer then. Arguably one of the simplest languages with merely 6 keywords and immense power. The ecosystem is of course a question. I think I can understand the journey from Java -> other -> Java, because as you learn more about programming, you become more capable of solving problems properly in a simpler language. But there might be a point, when you get fed up again with writing the same old stuff over and over again, and journey on into languages, which allow you to abstract from syntax, making programming more pleasant. And then maybe back again, for type safety or another reason. It is very understandable to move between those preferences over time, or even have an inner conflict about what one wants to use for ones next project.