Are you planning to learn coding? If yes, then this is the best time to start. I'll highlight the top 6 programming languages which are in demand right now and will continue to be in demand for rest of the year 2018.
These are based on the demand from the industry, insights from experts, stackoverflow, github projects, job opportunities etc. The languages which are not listed doesn't make them a bad language and vice versa. This would also give you insight about the trends in technology industry.
Disclaimer: The following order doesn't mean some programming language is bad or good. They are ordered based on popularity and other factors mentioned above.
C# is one of the main language used for .net framework applications. The demand for .net applications has gone down but C# has gained popularity due to the Game Development using Unity Game engine. It is used in number of companies which are involved in game development. If anyone is interested in game development, for professional or hobby purpose, can learn C# which will help them.
Swift is primarily used for iOS development. One thing to remember is, you would need mac for iOS development using Swift and of course XCode. If you are focused on iOS development then you can have a look into Swift. Swift is an open-source programming language developed by Apple Inc.
Ruby is an amazing language, still used by many companies and hobbiest. Some of the steem bots are authored in Ruby. It is an Object Oriented programming language. It is open source. It has a huge community which will help and support for any technical issues. Big companies like witter, Shopify, GitHub use Ruby programming language. You would really enjoy learning and writing code in Ruby.
Java is a famous language, if you are from technical educational background then you would have already known/written Java code. Java is used in multiple applications. It has gained more popularity with Android development. Many Android developers use Java for creating native applications.
Last year, Google announced that it officially recognizes Kotlin as a programming language for Android development, the Android developer community likes it a lot and it has gain prominence since then. Lot of resources are available to get started and good support on stackoverflow.
Android app development is interesting. You can build cool stuffs, learning Kotlin or Java is a best bet if you want to be an Android app developer.
Javascript(also known as 'JS') doesn't need an introduction. This is popular among web development community. Javascript has scaled greater heights with the emergence of NodeJS. Now Javascript can run on desktop/mobile browser, on wearables, as native mobile/desktop apps, on devices like Rasberry Pi, even without browsers as headless servers etc. We can spin up a server with just few lines of Javascript code.
There are tons of Javascript frameworks/libraries which help in building amazing web/mobile applications. Few of the prominent ones are ReactJS, Angular, Vue JS, Ember etc. Steemit.com and busy.org are built using ReactJS, many other steem applications & tools are build using JS. Steemit has an official JS API to interact with Steem Blockchain - SteemJS. You can even build bots using JS, there are couple of bots which are based on Javascript.
If you are new to programming world, then I would recommend you to start with Javascript. It is one of the best programming language and there are plenty of job opportunities around the world.
Python has been a solid programming language for decades. It is been there since 1990s. Recently, it gained lot of prominence with Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Machine Learning(ML). Python is used by Data Scientists these days.
It contains a dynamic type system and automatic memory management. It supports multiple programming paradigms like object oriented, imperative, functional and procedural. It also has large and comprehensive library.
If you are really passionate about programming and want to score big in tech industry then Python is the best language to learn for developing Bots, AI capabilities etc. It is also used in industries which require high computation.
Other popular programming languages which you can learn in 2018 are PHP, C, C++, Objective-C, Rust etc.
C and C++ are not dead, they are highly sought after programming languages in companies dealing with electronics, hardware etc. Some of the programming languages like Ruby are based on C. There are many compilers, interpreters written in C & C. In fact, many modern frameworks rely on C & C.
PHP is popular language for web development. Still many eCommerce and CMS websites are based on PHP. Classical example is WordPress.
Objective-C was used extensively by Apple for iOS and OS X development before Swift. It is a go-to programming language for iOS developers before Swift. We can still use Objective-C to develop native iOS apps. iOS frameworks still rely on Objective-C.
The best thing about all these languages is the community which help each other. You can easily find solution through posting question on Stackoverflow and number of tutorials are available for learning purpose.
Learning to code will definitely help you in one way or other. Be it professional or personal reasons, coding is always fun and it is best to keep it that way. Coding skills from the childhood are encouraged these days. There are specific tools & utilities to help kids learn programming from early stage. If anyone is interested to know more about it, then I would write it in my next post.
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