If you want to do webdev, it will be very hard to avoid JavaScript/TypeScript. These aren't going anywhere as long as web browsers are a thing. It is possible t

If you want to do webdev, it will be very hard to avoid JavaScript/TypeScript. These aren't going anywhere as long as web browsers are a thing. It is possible to get a backend only job, but you'll be really limiting your prospects if you can't code for the frontend. Otherwise you really need to cater to your region and your goals. You can get a job where you write R or Typescript or C, and those would be very different jobs, at very different organizations, maybe in different physical locations. Luckily, the ABCs of learning to code are pretty much the same in most modern languages, so picking any popular choice will give you the ability to pivot when needed.