/sci/ - Science & Math

Once you learn how to program, the language you use doesn't really matter; after all, languages are simply tools that you use to solve problems.

Some languages are better for solving some problems; other languages are better at solving others. In order for you to create your personal criteria to define which language to use given a situation, I'd recommend you start working on an extremely flexible language, while attempting to solve one same problem using different paradigms in that same language.

As such, I'd recommend you give Python a shot. Python can handle many types of programming paradigms, including object-oriented programming (which is the most used paradigm), functional programming(functions can create and return functions), lineal programming (like C), among many many others.

Once you've tried solving a few problems using different paradigms, you can start to determine which language is most suited to solve a particular problem.

And then, my friend, you'll be able to solve any problem you find, and you'll know what language to use!