What programming language are you focusing on in 2026?

Hey everyone,

I'm curious to see what everyone is working with these days. There are so many languages and frameworks out there that it's hard to keep up.

Personally, I've been spending more time learning Python because of its versatility, especially for automation, scripting, and AI-related projects. I'm also thinking about picking up Go since I've heard good things about its performance and simplicity.

If you had to recommend one language for someone building online tools or automation projects today, what would it be and why?

Python
Go
JavaScript/TypeScript
Rust
C#
Something else?

I'd love to hear what you're using, what you're building, and whether you'd make the same choice if you were starting from scratch today.

Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts! ‍

If you are building botting tools or scrapers @Samsarmix you should probably look at javascript/typescript. python is decent for quick api scripts but node is just way better when you need to deal with modern websites and headless browsers. playwright and puppeteer are much easier to manage in node. go is cool for raw speed and multithreading if you are doing pure api stuff but it takes way longer to write. i would stick to js/ts for now if you want to actually get tools shipped fast.

Sudden Money said:

If you are building botting tools or scrapers @Samsarmix you should probably look at javascript/typescript. python is decent for quick api scripts but node is just way better when you need to deal with modern websites and headless browsers. playwright and puppeteer are much easier to manage in node. go is cool for raw speed and multithreading if you are doing pure api stuff but it takes way longer to write. i would stick to js/ts for now if you want to actually get tools shipped fast.

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Thank you for this. I will look into it

pyton is actually a good way to build automation and online tools because it has a huge ecosystem

I would recommend Python because there are so many Python packages that help you build software faster and easier. JavaScript and TypeScript are also a good starting point but depending on your project you should use a Framework to start with JavaScript. For JavaScript Frontend development I would recommend something like React, Vue or Angular. I do not know a lot about JavaScript Backend development but Express.js and NestJS are not bad of what I heard. I also like C# because of the .NET Ecosystem.

In the end it does not really matter what kind of programming language or framework you use as long you get the job done.