If you are looking to make a promising and long-term career in the ever changing software development industry, it is very important to know the right skills required to survive and get ahead in the modern workplace.
More so, if you are looking to a make a career in programming, you need to know the right coding languages to nail it. So, what kind of programming skills do you need to survive in the extremely ever growing competent market?
Thankfully, GitHub, a $2 billion start-up that allows developers to share codes and build businesses, has the answer for you. Also, called as the “Facebook for programmers,” GitHub has close to 24 million users in 200 countries who work in 337 different programming languages and also include employees working for the biggest tech giants, including Apple, Facebook and Google.
Every year, GitHub releases its “Octoverse” report that includes the most popular programming languages among users of its site, most popular topics, most trending open source projects, etc.
In this article, we list the top programming languages used by coders, according to GitHub:
1. JavaScript
Ranked at first position, JavaScript is one of the most widespread programming languages nowadays. It is a popular, powerful, dynamic, scripting language that is used to create cool websites and games for the web. It derives much of its syntax from The C Language. JavaScript is compatible across all browsers, and is used in over 90 percent of all web pages. In recent years, JavaScript has also gained use as the foundation of Node.js, a server technology that among other things enables real-time communication. In 2016, compatibility and adoption of JavaScript 6 continued to grow and Progressive Web Apps became more usable, allowing offline-first functionality for web apps.
2. Python
Python is a widely used high-level programming language used for general-purpose programming, as it is simple and readable. It is a versatile embedded scripting language, a solid foundation of many web frameworks, a preferred choice for automating tasks (including in 3D software applications), programming desktop tools, and performing data science and computation activities. Several libraries have been created for Python related to mathematics, physics and natural processing due to its use in the educational field. Python’s flexibility makes it possible to build applications for various operating systems, including Android. Tech giants like Google and Yahoo along with NASA, PBS, and Reddit use Python for their websites.
Microsoft launched the beta version 2.0 of its Cognitive Toolkit open source deep-learning framework in October 2016, which includes support for Python.
3. Java
Java is one of the most popular, most adopted and general purpose programming language used by millions of developers and billions of devices around the world. It is a class-based, object-oriented language and designed to be portable, which means that you can find it on all platforms, operating systems, and devices. It is used to develop all kinds of Android apps, desktop apps, and video games. It is also commonly used as a server-side language for enterprise-level backend development. This programming language has long-term compatibility and developers are comfortable with Java.
4. Ruby
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, and general-purpose programming language, which supports multiple programming paradigms including functional, object-oriented, and imperative.
Back in May 2016, the Ruby programming language featured in the top 10 and is still a preferred tool of choice for many start-ups, developers and established businesses. While Ruby has largely improved the framework (Ruby on Rails) and has brought agility and modular approach for developing new applications, the rise of Node.js was a reason for the disperse of new generation developers among competitive communities.
5. PHP
PHP (Hypertext Pre-Processor) is a server-side programming language, wh
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