In which modern language/environment/framework is programming a joy?
mahmud: As an environment, I loved CMUCL, PC-FORTH, Self, and VGA programming with Turbo C; none of them are "easy" for most beginners.For the "woah" factor: Mozart/OZ, Prolog, Scheme and J. The first two days you discover prolog I don't think you will be able to function socially; you might need to miss a few phones calls. J will have you asking "WTF?" a lot.Most enjoyable? if I said Perl I am afraid I will be chased out of this place :-P