DEV Community

Cover image for The 5 Most Popular Programming Languages
Mark Vassilevskiy
Mark Vassilevskiy

Posted on

The 5 Most Popular Programming Languages

What are the best programming languages for your career? Programming is becoming one of the most in-demand careers in America. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2020, there will be over 1 million more computer programmer jobs than American college graduates to fill them. Programming has become a great way to make money and have an exciting career! With so many options out there, it can be hard to know which language you should learn first. For this blog post, we will look at 5 different popular programming languages and discuss what they're used for as well as why they're so popular among coders today.


Python

Python is one of the most popular languages in the whole world, so you can ask me why? Firstly, because of its simplicity and easily readable syntax. Also, with Python, you can build some cool stuff like Telegram/Discord Bots, Calculator, Basic App, and probably even a game. Especially it unleashes his potential in Computer Science and AI spheres. There're thousands if not millions of libraries and frameworks that will help you to make actually everything that you want to do. By the way, Python Programmers are getting pretty good salaries and feedback from it.

In a Nutshell, Python is a great language for beginners as it's easy to start with and read, but also powerful enough to build big projects on it! With the biggest community in the Discord and probably not only

JavaScript

JavaScript is the only Programming Language that is working on the Web and not only. With it, you can do actually everything that you want to. For Instance, make your website by using Front-end frameworks like React or Angular and Back-end by Node.js. You can write a mobile app for Android and iOS at the same by using ReactNative. Also, there's even a TensorFlow library if you want to start doing some Neural Networks.

By the way, JavaScript probably has the largest community after Python and it's also a great direction if you're a beginner. Especially I think that JS is much better than Python if you don't wanna do some hard AI algorithms, however, as I said earlier even on JS you can do it.

Java

One of the best things about Java is that you can do pretty much everything - from creating Android apps, Desktop Apps (using Eclipse), Games, or even Web-based Programming like JSPs! And believe me, if I say that there're tons of tutorials out there where people share their experience in doing something cool on this particular platform. You just have to find them all by yourself :) In general, one thing which makes java so popular among newbies is its ease-of-use and having some kind of "universal" way how to use syntax every time. Also, Java offers great tools for debugging, which makes Java Programming career more stable in general.

Java is one of the most popular programming languages because it's basically everywhere! It runs on your smartphone, desktop PC, and even at the bank - when you are looking to withdraw some money or pay with a credit card. So what else do you need? Just start coding something interesting today!

Swift

Is Swift really that good as they say? Well, let me tell you this: if there're programmers who are working on iOS apps right now using Objective-C language.. their next projects will probably be written in Swift. Why? Because its syntax is much cleaner than before and easy to understand. Also, Apple has recently announced their plans about making Swift Programming the main language for iOS and macOS Programming. Swift is widely used by Apple engineers in all kinds of projects - from chatbots to powering up their payment systems like Paypal (for example) or Venmo.

I still think that this programming language has its value today because there're so many people who use it! And believe me, when someone becomes an expert in one thing he can do everything what they want later. Anyway, if you have some plans about how to make money online without coding at all, well maybe Swift Programming will work just great for you!

C++

The most popular programming language for years due to its stability and high-speed execution. C++ Programming is famous because it's used in Operating Systems like Windows, MacOS, and Linux (just some examples). Also, the majority of games on Steam are written on this particular platform or at least they use a huge amount of code from the Engine that was written on C/C++ Programming Language. So imagine what kind of Career you can get if you master such a tool?


In conclusion, these were just some options among many others out there! However I hope that after reading all this information about different languages it will become more clear how exactly programmers make money online without coding skills nowadays. Just pick one which sounds interesting to you and start your Programming Career as soon as possible!

Top comments (3)

Collapse
 
Sloan, the sloth mascot
Comment deleted
Collapse
 
metamark profile image
Mark Vassilevskiy

Firstly, my own knowledge. Secondly, the internet (it's not so difficult to search for the most popular PL or to see at others' articles). That's it, thanks for comment!

Collapse
 
jonrandy profile image
Jon Randy 🎖️

Is your middle name GPT-3?