There are about 10,000 programming languages at the moment. Yes, there are a lot of them. Some of them are used by a limited number of people, for example among the most wanted hackers. Some languages are very good for writing games. Some are suitable for creating software in medical institutions. Some languages such as Pascal are taught at Ukrainian Universities simply because it is the norm and it does not matter if you use it later or not. Programming languages are comparable to conventional languages, which are also quite a lot – about 7000.
Paradoxically, there are more programming languages than ordinary languages, but never mind. We all know that English is the most popular language now. Then there is Spanish, Chinese and so on. The same situation is with programming. We will look at the top 10 most in-demand programming languages that you can choose to learn:
- PHP.
The programming language, which is used to create Web resources – sites, CMS. Take, for example, WordPress – a content management system (CMS), which is used ⅓ of all sites on the Internet. WordPress is written in PHP. Facebook, too, by the way… and there are many more such large-scale examples.
The level of demand is more than high. PHP is very easy to learn. We can say that this programming language can be the first to learn – it’s just perfect to get acquainted with this area. But… now let’s talk about the disadvantages. We are in the year 2022 and the fact that Facebook was written in PHP speaks about the authority of the language, but when it was. Things change and some things become obsolete. PHP is no exception. Take for example the TIOBE index. As of January 2022, PHP is already in 11th place, though in 2021 it was in top 8. This source is a fairly accurate description of the world’s demand situation.
The bottom line is that almost no one practiced to create something new in PHP. In this language, there are some problematic aspects, in particular the non-uniform syntax (PHP developer could stupidly not understand what wrote the other PHP developer). Since this language is easy to learn and it is not trendy or outdated, and earnings are not ahti, on average – $ 1000. If we talk about the Western markets, the figure is certainly more, but it is still not comparable to the programmers of another class.
- JavaScript / JS.
It’s trendy, it’s cool, it’s a trend. Over the past 5 years javaScript has the dynamics of popularity, as no other language. You can write in it – web sites, mobile applications, the server side and a bunch of other things. After mastering JS you can become a Frontend developer, Backend developer, Fullstack specialist – these are the most popular specialties in IT today. Read more about what is frontend, fullstack and other obscure words in our article about – JS learning plan.
For the beginner, the JavaScript language will be as easy as PHP. The earnings here are on average $3000. Knowing the tendency of aging of all languages, we can say with confidence that JS will still be in trend for at least 5 years, but beyond that we won’t make vangos. As such JS has no disadvantages. It is not for nothing that our IT-school Lemon School in Kiev launched courses on JS Script. After them you can easily become a programmer, get a job at any IT company and earn good money even at the start.
- Java.
You should not confuse this language with JavaScript. They have no common roots, and this name came out of the deal Netscape and Sun Java. Basically it’s just a marketing thing, not that Java was the ancestor of JS.
Java is a general purpose language. What is a general purpose programming language? To put it simply, with its help you can write software for anything – for example a service system in banks. If we talk about web resources, the business network Linkedin or the search engine Yahoo are good examples.
Is Java good for beginners? No… It’s not a good place to start but if we’re talking about demand for the language, it’s still firmly in the top 3.
- Python
Python is a high-level programming language. Even other programming languages can be written with this language – that’s the power! Some people think Python is easy to learn, others do not. Schools are already full of it teach children. Yes, if you learn the basics since childhood, then the study of this language will seem easy, but if you just yesterday decided to do programming and choose Python as the first language, then … get ready for difficulties.
Python has long been in the top 3 internationally in terms of popularity. It’s a very, very popular programming language. Google developers code in Python. AI development is done in Python. Python programmers are the ones that get a staggering $7,000 on average. The outlook here is staggering and in the next 10 years this language won’t become obsolete for sure!
- C++
If you like computer games, you know that most likely it was developed in C++. It is the brainchild of the now obsolete C language so if you learned it then C++ will be very easy to learn. Learning it from 0 will be difficult because the syntax here is, oooh…head bursting.
In addition to games, this language is capable of creating operating systems and various application programs. The demand is huge.
- C # or SI Sharp.
Just like the previous language, SI Sharp takes its roots from the C language. It is also universal. It is used to develop games and all sorts of business software. Microsoft works mostly with it, so if you want to work for this company, learn C #. - Visual Basic
This is the successor of the fundamental language Basic. Specifically Visual Basic is geared towards programming various Windows applications. Let’s not dwell here for long, because the demand for this language is slowly dropping and its evolution stops.
Now of course Visual Basic is in the top 10, but it is not a language which should be studied at the very beginning of the way and even in its continuation.
- SQL
This programming language is still considered the best when it comes to interacting with databases. How does this language work? Roughly speaking, there is an array of data of all students in the school and we want to find this database of all Pupkins. We make a query, and voila, we see the result. SQL is used to make it work correctly. As you know there are many databases and they must be constantly updated, upgraded, so there is enough work.
SQL language is not difficult to master and may be suitable for a beginner, but … this language is specific and demand for him specific – here the demand is much less than offers.
- Golang or GO.
This language appeared in 2009 and was presented by Google, of course. They’ve managed to promote it to a very authoritative level. Someone thinks Go is better than Python. Somewhere it is faster and easier than Java. In general, the prospects for this language are huge. Maybe in 5 years it will be at the top 1, so you can learn it for the future, but for beginners it will be difficult. - Assembler or Assembler language.
This is a low level language – that doesn’t mean it’s clumsy or you can’t write anything in it. It simply means that its syntax is as close as possible to the computer’s understanding. This means that here you have to learn a lot, become a machine yourself.
It seems that why do we need such a complex language at all? Yes, it is needed, and how! The Assembler code goes directly to the CPU and the memory, and that means the speed of any operation is very high. The language is definitely a difficult one not just for the beginner, but even for the experienced programmer. There are areas where Assembler is worth its weight in gold, for example when you want to hack someone’s server.
Which programming language should a beginner learn?
All of the above languages are worthy to learn in 2022 and beyond, within up to 5 years.
Programming languages such as GO, Assembler, SQL, Visual Basic need to understand what to learn. You must have a goal to get a job in a company. It’s not a good idea to just start learning these languages.
