I have tried to deny it but there is a ceiling to how much you can accomplish without knowing how to write code (other than bash).

My questions for you, especially if you started to learn to code solely for hacking, what languages did you study and in what order? And how long did it take to reach the skill level necessary for utilizing it fully in hacking?

My goal is to learn in this order python, JavaScript (+html) and C/C++... for scripting, web hacking and exploits. You think this will do if my goal is to be able to pentest web apps and their internal networks at a competitive level?