The fact that you have to refer to the documentation, every time you want to write a simple statement, says more about you than the language. That being said, if you want something that is easy to distribute and a "proper programming language" look no further than Perl - the runtime is available on most systems out of the box. Alternatively, you can do python, is very easy to setup and a lot of software already depends on the runtime so telling someone "you need to install python to run this script" sounds less weird than "you need to install node" 😉.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
The fact that you have to refer to the documentation, every time you want to write a simple statement, says more about you than the language. That being said, if you want something that is easy to distribute and a "proper programming language" look no further than Perl - the runtime is available on most systems out of the box. Alternatively, you can do python, is very easy to setup and a lot of software already depends on the runtime so telling someone "you need to install python to run this script" sounds less weird than "you need to install node" 😉.
I don't put my ego into my ability to remember arcane syntax and command line arguments but if that makes you feel smarter, go for it