How does one know which programming language is suitable for his project?

Question

There are so many programming languages available.. Is there any pointer to selecting the suitable one for your project?

Answer 1

It really depens on your end objective because every language has its perks and quirks. For example:
You would use C/C++ if you wish to write high performance code but it would come at the cost of having to write long and rather massive code.

Whereas, you would use python for something like scripts to give an application, extensibility, User Interface etc. These components won't require as much performance and are easy to make in a language like Python.

Then there is Java. You would adore java for its cross platform abilities. Write a code on a platform, use it on every platform which runs java. But again, Java isn't as fast as C/C++ so java won't usually be used for something like High end servers