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Which Programming Language Is the Best Overall? Python vs JavaScript vs Java vs C++ vs Rust

Akhouri Anmol Kumar on October 25, 2026

Description: An honest battle of the top 5 programming languages, with real pros, cons, and use cases, plus what I learned shipping Python...
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EffessDev •

I have shipped Python projects as standalone EXE using PyInstaller but it takes slightly longer to start so now I only use --onedir (e.g., GiffyPy).

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

I've tried GiffyPy it is really nice solo project
needs some improvements and then it will became a standard editing tool more than a solo project keep it up bro. 🫡

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EffessDev •

Bro but I had done some updates... Now it's kind of "clean" though minimal

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

oh okay I will try updated one too, also minimal focus is really great idea but in editing tool we need more feature and comfort than minimalism don't you think this? like I don't have experience in video editing tools so I'm just asking.

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EffessDev •

Yeah since it takes time to add new features I am sticking with the absolute minimum of what I want 😁

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EffessDev •

Who's the other one liked the post? @xulingfeng ? 🤣

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Peter Vivo •

Your table miss a very important columns: best for vibe coding!
There is deffinetley the Rust is the winner, because so easy to make a solid all around progam no one compared.
My winner rustroke app also created by Rust -> WASM because do not forget rust one of the best WASM language also.

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

oh, my mistake 😆
for vibe coding rust is great I was not aware of it earlier but now because you informed me now I'm aware 🫡
& yeah I also think rust is really beast but not best I guess.
like if we compare python v/s rust only according to me python will win the match overall.
what do you think?

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EffessDev •

Sly guy? 🤔

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

😂 It's not necessary that a sly guy can be always a sly guy

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Sᴛᴀʀ⭐ •

Sly guy? Mean🤔

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

ask @xulingfeng 😂

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Elanat Framework •

Based on the Elanat team's experience porting the WebForms class from C# to 17 other programming languages, we consider C# the most fluent and comfortable language for coding.

Programming Language Ranking by Coding Fluency and Ease of Use

  1. C#
  2. Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Swift, Dart
  3. PHP, Julia, AssemblyScript, TypeScript
  4. Python, R, C++
  5. Rust, C, Perl, Go, Elixir

This ranking reflects the Elanat team's practical experience and subjective assessment of how natural and comfortable each language feels when implementing WebForms functionality.

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

based on ease of use I think ranking is pretty good
although I don't have experience in all these languages like Swift, dart, and more but still I've watched many comparison videos on youtube
so I would say yeah if it is ease of use which it is then ranking is fine but when it comes to easy to learn then this rank can be changed right?

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Elanat Framework •

As for learning, it depends on one's current proficiency level and the intended application. For instance, someone who has just started learning to program might find it difficult to get the hang of C#.

Personally, I encountered C++ at university, but I taught myself Visual Basic. Visual Basic is a simple language for beginners.

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EffessDev • • Edited

Why is TypeScript lower than JavaScript? Also why is Java 2nd? Why is PHP not last? And why is Python along with C++? 🤔

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

why, why ,why tons of whys lol

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Elanat Framework •

It's not really clear why TypeScript is less easy to use than JavaScript? The name speaks for itself!

Java is similar to C#, but C# has evolved significantly. Nevertheless, the coding experience in Java has remained consistent for a long time.

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Peter Vivo •

In other perspective my vote is on TypeScript because this language can easy modify so with a single fork I can implement pipeline operator to it TS+|>, plus TS is based on JS which is so free to abberat to mordorJS

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

yeah I think maybe now I'm convinced I guess 😆

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J4v-Cyberpunkcoltoure •

That is asking which language is best for an Englishman. Then, which is best for a Spanishman. I assume that is College discussions. What about the best for the job and that depends funnily on reading such articles.... no matter it being the wrong question, actually.

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

yeah, we can say just for fun and curiosity this post is being made
by the way I feel you've not read the post perfectly because if you've read it accordingly then you've not wrote this comment.
but thanks for the comment.

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J4v-Cyberpunkcoltoure •

I did not read anything more than the headline, which you found, yet if you would have understood the core of my comment you would not have written your comment, because it was about the question itself being wrong, yet assuming the answer was important. I thank you for your effort of pointing out language differences, no matter being there no best language, as you might have concluded.

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Akhouri Anmol Kumar •

If dev.to is reading this post kindly I request to give me python badge or java script badge or C++ badge or top 7 badge can be also a option please 🥹🙏