A simple Google Search will land you with hundreds of programming languages in existence, DO the search of the most popular programming languages you will come up with a confusing list, Hence we have done the work to see what is the best programming language as of the career perspective.
The number of Indeed job description including SQL (Structured Query Language) increased by nearly 50,000 this year over last year, giving SQL a dramatic lead over the other language. It’s unclear if this is entirely due to more SQL job in the market or a change in how Indeed work. Either way, SQL is still the clear leader in our analysis. SQL is used to communicate with and manipulate database. It is extremely common, with many variations like MySQL and Microsoft SQL. Microsoft released SQL Server 2016 in the past year, which proved to be surprisingly popular and introduced several new features to make the languages more open-source like integrations with R, the popular data analysis programming language, and a Linux versions.
#2 Java
The number of Java positions available on Indeed went up by almost 30,000 in 2017 compared to 2016, possibly because of continuing Android growth. Java is a simple, readable programming language used by millions of developers and billions of android devices worldwide. All native Android app are built in Java and 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Java as a server-side language for backend developments. User have been getting excited about the upcoming Java 9 launch in July 2017, although Java Enterprise Edition declined in popularity in 2016.
#3 Python
Python continued to grow in popularity in 2016 and moved up two place in our ranking to be the third-most common language by job posting. Python is a general purpose programming language that emphasizes code readability and increasing developer productivity, used for desktop app, web apps and data mining. In October 2016, Microsoft launched the beta version 2.0 of its Cognitive Toolkit open source deep-learning framework, which includes support for Python.
#4 JavaScript
JavaScript (different from Java) moved down one place in our ranking compared to 2016, but otherwise the number of jobs posting stayed roughly the same. It’s a mainly client-side, dynamic scripting language used for front-end developments. JavaScript is compatible across all browsers, used in over 90 percent of all web page and is the most popular language on StackOverflow. Compatibility and adoption of JavaScript 6 continued to grow in 2016 and Progressive Web App became more usable, allowing offline-first functionality for web app.
C++ grew by about 20,000 job postings over 2016 and passed pori to take fifth place. Built on C, the grandfather of all programming languages, C++ is a powerful, high-performance languages used to build system software, game engines and desktop and web apps. Many beginners find C++ harder to learn than dynamically typed language like Python or JavaScript.
#6 C#
“C Sharp” saw a small increase in popularity in 2017, but not enough to keep it from falling behind C++. The language was developed for Microsoft’s .NET software framework and can now be used on non-Windows machine since the release of the .NET Core open-source development platform in June 2016. Its main use is building Microsoft enterprise softwares. Most of the features in C# 7.0 were released last year, including languages support for Tuples, local function, pattern matching and many more.
#7 Perl
Perl made a big jump in popularity this year to move ahead of iOS and PHP and knock Ruby off of our list. Perl, or “the duct tape that holds the Internet together,” as it’s been named, is actually two language now; Perl 5 and Perl 6, which launched in Dec. 2015. Both of them are general-purpose dynamic programming language that see a lot of use in CGI, graphics, network, and finance programming. Some think the growth of DevOps triggered this popularity surge because Perl is versatile and works well with other language, making it a good DevOps tool.
#8 iOS Family
Most developers writing for the iOS operating system use Objective-C, C, or Apple’s new Swift programming languages. We counted any job postings that included “iOS” in our ranking and saw little change from 2016. Swift launched in 2014 and it rose quickly in popularity due to its scalability, speed, ease of use and strong demand from the mobile app marketplace. Apple released Swift 3.0 in Sept 2016 with new feature including better translation of Objective-C APIs, modernizations of debugging identifiers and a new model for collections and indices. Apple plans to release Swift 3.1 and Swift 4 in 2017.
#9 PHP
PHP stayed in the same place in our ranking from 2016 to 2017 with little change in popularity. It’s a server-side programming language used on more than 80 percent of websites today including Facebook, Wikipedia, Tumblr and WordPress. It wasn’t the buzziest language in 2016, but the sheer number of websites still built with it ensure it’s still a useful skill for a developer, especially when paired with Javascript and SQL.
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