I am looking forward to learning a new programming language apart from JavaScript. My reasons are mostly extending my overall programming and engineering skills, getting to think from a different perspective but also having a solid tech in my stack with a promising future in the world of software development. Oh, and it should make fun to program with!

In a prior version of this article I did a short (and not well-thought assessment) based on some resources on the web but it turned out to be uninformed and incomplete.

I'd rather like to hear from people here what language is actually joyful to work with (including tools, deployment etc.) and has at the same time a good selection of paradigms, as well as a strong community and extension / package system.

What are your thoughts?