Ask HN: Which language for fast prototyping of hobby projects?

Tldr: What is the 2019 equivalent of visual Basic?

I have a bunch of side project ideas, (mostly one off. Mobile apps/webapps for my kids). I don't plan any kind of QA on these apps/websites. Just some quick and dirty stuff for personal use.

What programming language do you recommend? I read here multiple times that visual basic was good for these projects. How is the 2019 equivalent of it?

For what its worth, I am proficient in Java and Python. but these languages would not work unless I get all syntax correct or unless I import al libraries correctly etc. I am looking something that can closely mimic my thoughts at the cost of efficiency or maintainability.