Simple but powerful programming language for a hobby software project
Long time back, I used to do some home projects in Basic. It was fun and I could get things done without reading tons of documentation (or whatever documentation was 
available at that time).
 
I guess it is the not the same anymore. Now a days, programming languages comes with a heavy baggage of framework, environment setup etc. Even for writing a simple program, it 
is not easy to get going within a day.

I agree a good knowledge of concepts is important. 
But, my question is this: Is there any easy simple to use programming language out there for some hobby projects. I have some free time available next month and I dont 
want to spend half the time learning how to write programs.

Since this is for windows, I could have used Visual Basic but looking for something in keeping with modern trends and for some knowledge enhancement. 
Would love to hear your thoughts even if it is for other platforms.
Simple but powerful programming language for a hobby software project
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Long time back, I used to do some home projects in Basic. It was fun and I could get things done without reading tons of documentation (or whatever documentation was 
available at that time).
 
I guess it is the not the same anymore. Now a days, programming languages comes with a heavy baggage of framework, environment setup etc. Even for writing a simple program, it 
is not easy to get going within a day.

I agree a good knowledge of concepts is important. 
But, my question is this: Is there any easy simple to use programming language out there for some hobby projects. I have some free time available next month and I dont 
want to spend half the time learning how to write programs.

Since this is for windows, I could have used Visual Basic but looking for something in keeping with modern trends and for some knowledge enhancement. 
Would love to hear your thoughts even if it is for other platforms.