Eli5 why are there so many computer languages?

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Why are there things like c++ and python when computers have to be programmed. Why does there need to be so many languages when one could solve it?

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I’m a computer science student.

Most computer languages do certain tasks better than others. Take for example C++, which is used in 90-ish% of video games because it is very performant in comparison to other languages. Try to have it run the final fantasy 7 remake at 60fps with JavaScript.

Same thing for python, great for machine learning, data science, AI, big data, etc not many other languages can do what it does.

JavaScript has a firm hold on web development

I can keep on going but you get the idea

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