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Top 5 Most In-Demand Programming Languages of 2018

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Software development is a dynamic and rapidly changing field. Developers should to stay updated and learn continuously or risk being considered redundant. Programming Languages, tools and frameworks can emerge, rise to fame, and fade out in no time. Developers who look to keep their career on track should gain advanced skills. Programmers should know at least 3-5 programming languages and also have to keep updated about them.

In recent studies about trending and in-demand programming languages of 2018, covering almost 25 programming languages, 6 most in-demand languages among developers were identified.

  1. Java

Java is a general-purpose computer-programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed. Java is 20-year-old, used by millions of users and billions of devices worldwide. All android apps are based on Java. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode that can run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture. Java decreased in popularity compared to 2017, but is still well established.

  1. Python

Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming, used for web development and as a support language. created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991. Python gained popularity in 2018 compared to last years. The consistent growth and demand for machine learning developers might be driving the popularity of Python.

  1. JavaScript

JavaScript, the grandfather of programming languages, is popular today as well. It is used by more than 80% of developers and by around95% of websites all over the world for any dynamic logic on their pages. As a multi-paradigm language, JavaScript supports event-driven, functional, and imperative programming styles. It also has an API. Its popularity has also been decreased a bit. Because of its future potential, there might not be any severe drop in its popularity any time soon.

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  1. C++

C++ decreased very little in popularity these days. An extension from old-school “C” language, C++ is usually used for system/application software, client-server applications, game development, drivers and embedded firmware. Many programmers find it difficult and complex to learn but it remains in use in many traditional systems at large enterprises.

  1. C#

C# (pronounced “C Sharp”) is an object-oriented programming language from Microsoft designed to run on Microsoft’s .NET platform and to make the development much faster than the older languages. Like C++, C# is heavily used in video game development, so game developers usually opt to study both these languages very well. C# is one of the programming languages designed for the Common Language Infrastructure.

  1. PHP

PHP stands for “Hypertext Preprocessor” which is a server-side programming language designed for web development. PHP code may be embedded to HTML code. It may also be executed with a Command-Line Interface (CLI). PHP can be deployed on most web servers on almost every operating system and platform, free of charge. PHP has earned popularity in recent years.

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