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I used Haxe in the past. While it isn't necessarily modern usage I'd agree with the parent comment and suggest either Rust (using the WASM target) or TypeScript.

Compiler ergonomics are important for me these days.

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Sounds more like a chat bot answer, TBH. It misses the point of the question in a much too subtle way.

Nah, it's a common beginner misunderstanding.

There's a huge genre of blog posts and Reddit threads where beginners tell other beginners which language is best to learn to get started with programming. My guess is that OP mistook this thread for one of those.