Thank you for your insights. A couple of answers talked about Rust - do you have an opinion on this language and its uses?
From a current industry/job pov, i think the following are the most important ones; C/C++, Python, Java, SQL, Javascript and C# (from MS ecosystem). They allow you to tackle different possible domains.
Also given the prevalence of distributed systems; Erlang/Elixir are good to learn.