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I think java is the best because it has good IDE (eclipse, netbeans etc...) . Good IDE may help you learn the language quickly write code fast.
Btw, top ten in topcoder, 8 use C++ and 2 use java:)
http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=AlgoRank