Top 10 Programming Languages to Learn in 2019

For a newbie in the field of software development, the hardest choice is to select which programming languages to learn and more importantly “Where to begin?”.

In today’s world writing computer program is one of the most important skills. Everyone needs a website and everyone wants an app, but only those versed in the appropriate language can build them for you. But the question still remains “Which programming languages to choose?”

In this article, we are going to share our list of the top 10 Programming Languages which we believe will help you to choose the language which suits best to you.

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1. JavaScript

JavaScript is a multi-paradigm language that lets you make interactive web pages. It is nowadays impossible to be a software developer without learning JavaScript. Also, most websites use JavaScript and all major web browsers have a dedicated JavaScript engine to execute it.

These days, many organizations, particularly startups, are using NodeJS which is a JavaScript-based run-time environment. Node.js lets developers use JavaScript for server-side scripting—running scripts server-side to produce dynamic web page content before the page is sent to the user’s web browser. Hence now with JS, you can use a single programming language for server side and client side scripts.

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2. Python

Python is one of the general purpose, user-friendly programming language here on my list. What makes it so? Like Java, Python syntax is clear, intuitive and almost similar to the English language.

Python is a fast, easy-to-use, and easy-to-deploy programming language that is being widely used to develop scalable web applications. YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, SurveyMonkey are all built in Python.

If you are interested in making your career in back-end development, like Django – Open source framework, is written in python, which makes it easy to learn and feature-packed, yet popular.

A hello world program in python is as simple as:

print("Hello World")

Hence it is also used in scientific, machine learning and engineering works extensively. Python also has very high demand in Start-up community. If you are thinking of joining any Start-ups, Python is your language.

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3. Java

Java is another popular choice in large organizations and it has remained so for decades. Java is widely used for building enterprise-scale web applications.

If someone ever asks you why Java is so famous tell its “Write once, run everywhere language”. Java has been the ruling programming language for the last 20 years.

Java is extremely stable and a large number of big organisations uses it. Also, it is the base of Android development and you all know that nowadays every company needs an Android Application.

This creates a huge market for anyone who wishes to join any big organisation or wants to make the next multi-million application.

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4. C/Cpp

C/C++ is like the bread and butter of programming. Almost all low-level systems such as operating systems, file systems, etc are written in C/C++. If you wish to be a system-level programmer, C/C++ is the language you should learn.

C++ is also widely used by competitive programmers owing to the fact that it is extremely fast and stable.

Linux OS is C based. And CPP is the hybrid version of C. C++ is an object-oriented programming language and which is built on C; therefore it is preferred over others for designing higher-level applications.

“Old is gold” – C has proved this quote in different ways. Being introduced in the late 1970s, C has made a strong contribution to the world of programming.

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5. PHP

PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor, is a general-purpose programming language. Clearly, PHP is a scripting language, which runs on a server, and it is used to create web pages written in HTML.

PHP is among the most popular backend programming language. Though PHP is facing tough competition from Python and JavaScript, the market still needs a large number of PHP developers.

This fact would seriously amaze you, the language which was created for a purpose of maintaining Personal Home Page (PHP) for Rasmus, have actually taken over around 83% of websites globally by today.

Those who wish to join a reasonably well old organization as a backend developer should aim to learn PHP programming.

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6. Swift

Swift is a general-purpose, open-source, compiled programming language developed by Apple Inc. If you are looking develop to native iOS or Mac OS apps then, Swift is barely needed for its development.

Swift is more secure than its predecessor Objective C. It i mainlys used to develop iOS applications. iOS-based devices. You may study this language if you to serve in this niche.

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7. C#

C# is a powerful, object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft in 2000. C-sharp is utilized in developing desktop applications and more recently, Windows 8/10 applications and requires a .NET framework to function.

C# is widely used for backend programming, building games (using Unity), building Window mobile phone apps and lots of other use cases.

If you want to be a game developer in any niche (Android, PC, or Ios). This is a must language for you to learn.

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8. SQL

Pronounced “sequel”, SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It is a data-oriented language because it is mainly used to communicate with an existing database. SQL is used to update data, retrieve data, or otherwise manipulate data on a database.

SQL is used today across web frameworks and database applications. If you are well versed in SQL, you can have better command over data exploration, and effective decision making.

If you want to make your career in Database Management, this is your language.

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9. SSH

Shell technically isn’t a programming language. It’s a scripting language that makes an operating system run commands, so it’s a command-line interpreter.

Even though it’s not really a programming language, it’s still a very useful skill to have. It allows you to program commands in chains and have the system execute them as a scripted event, in a batch basically.

In essence, probably the biggest advantage of using shell scripting is the banishment of tedious file management tasks

It is a must to know language for any network admin.

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10. Matlab

MATLAB is a statistical analysis tool that is used in various industries for Data Analysis. MATLAB is used widely in the Computer Vision and Image processing industry as well. It is easy to learn and command.

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Choosing the Right Programming Language

Each language has its own pros and cons. The right framework might be all you need to develop a successful project. We really hope that you’ve found an interesting language in this article. 😁