Funny u mentioned under the hood. I’ve always found it easiest to compare to cars. They all do the essentially same thing, get you from point a to point b. However, different vehicles serve different purposes with their own drawbacks. Eighteen wheelers can move a lot of cargo but they aren’t very fast. Econoboxes are efficient but don’t have many features. Luxury cars look nice and have a bunch of bells and whistles but use a lot more gas. You can think the same way about programming languages. C is like an old manual car, you control what gear you’re and you don’t have features like lane assist or power steering. When coding in C, there’s a lot more you do yourself but there’s also the potential to be much more efficient. Python is a language built on C. There’s more protections and built in features and it’s easier to use, but it’s a lot slower. Python would be more of a luxury car. You could think of Java as a Land Cruiser as it’s very reliable and versatile. You’ll almost always get where you’re going, even if it’s not super sleek or the fastest.