If you have to learn just one programming language

[Walter Bright]

retard wrote:
> "Succinct: The language should not be verbose. This is very important. 
> Brevity is one reason why Python and Ruby are popular."
> 
> For example the lambda syntax is terribly verbose in D compared to Scala 
> or Haskell.

Have you checked out APL? Here's the game of life in APL:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/LifeInApl.gif