Programming Languages for Software Developers

Bhagya Menasagi
4 years ago

INTRODUCTION

One characteristic that is constant in the software industry today is "change". Change is one of the most critical aspects of software development and management. New tools and new approaches are

announced almost everyday. The impact of these development is often very extensive and raises a number of issues that must be addressed by the software engineers. Most important among them are maintainability, reusability, portability, security, integrity, and user friendliness of software products.


What Is Programming Language?

Programming language is a set of instructions, commands and various syntax which is used to create software code. Programming languages which programmers use for coding are "high level languages" which further can be converted into "low level language" (Machine language).


Who Is Software Developer?

Software developer is nothing but computer programmer or coder.

Responsibilities of a software developer:

  • Create decent, structured code based on specifications.
  • Design algorithms and flowchart.
  • Implementation of efficient code.
  • Gather user feedback and execute improvements.

Top 10 Latest Programming Languages


1. Python

Pythonย is one of the most commonly used languages it is an easy programming language to learn for beginners. Developed by Guido van Rossumย .One of the best programming language for web development.

  • Reasons for demand
  • Due to it's readability
  • It is a free, open source programming language.
  • It is interpreted
  • It is high level language
  • It is portable

Applications of Python

  • Web development
  • Game development
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Desktop GUI
  • Software development
  • and more


2. JavaScript

๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜ is a dynamic programming language developed by Brendan Eich.It is commonly used in web development.

It is a text-based programming language used both on the client-side and server-side that allows you to make web pages interactive. One of the best languages for software development.

Reasons why JavaScript is so popular

  • High usage
  • Full stack development
  • Being adopted in IoT
  • Utilized as a Cross-Platform for mobile development

Applications of JavaScript

  • Web development
  • Web applications
  • Presentations
  • Server applications
  • Web servers
  • Games
  • Mobile applications
  • Flying robots
  • and more


3. Java

๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling.One of the best language for game development.

Reasons for it's popularity

  • It is portable and versatile.
  • Easy and open source.
  • Concurrent.
  • Platform independent.
  • Interpreted.
  • High performance.
  • Robust.

Applications of Java

  • Mobile applications
  • Desktop GUI applications
  • Web based applications
  • Embedded systems
  • Cloud based applications
  • Software tools
  • Web servers and Application servers
  • Gaming applications
  • and more


4. Scala

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ is a statically typed programming language which incorporates functional and object-oriented programming developed by Martin Odersky.

Reasons for demand

  • A multi-paradigm language.
  • It can be used in amalgamation with Java.
  • Patterns build-in language.
  • Statically typed language.
  • Easy to learn.
  • More compact and concise.

Applications of Scala

  • Machine learning.
  • Software development.
  • Web apps.
  • and more


5.C#

๐—–# is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft. It is derived from C language and similar to C++.

Reasons for demand

  • Simple and easy to learn.
  • Flexibility of C# is huge benefit.
  • It has high online community.
  • Unity game development.

Applications of C#

  • Web applications.
  • Native iOS and mobile apps.
  • Windows services.
  • Azure cloud applications.
  • Backend services.
  • Video games
  • and more


6. C++

๐—–++ an object-oriented programming language developed by Bjorne Stroustrop. It is an extension of C language.

Reasons for demand

  • Good runtime performance
  • Rich library support
  • Pointer support
  • Speed

Applications of C++

  • Operating systems
  • Browsers
  • Embedded systems
  • Graphics
  • Banking applications
  • Compilers
  • Databases
  • Game development
  • and more


7. Ruby

๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜† is interpreted and pure object-oriented programming developedย Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

Reasons for demand

  • Ruby is quick and inexpensive to learn
  • High security
  • Efficiency

Applications of Ruby

  • Full stack web development
  • Web scraping and crawling
  • Servers
  • Data cleaning and filtering
  • Report generators
  • and more


8. R

๐—ฅ is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics developed byย Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman. It is one of the new programming language.

Reasons for demand

  • Open source and freely available
  • Cross-platform compatible
  • PowerfulPowerful, scripting language
  • Has vast community

Applications of R

  • Financial industry
  • Social media
  • E-commerce
  • Banking
  • Machine learning


9. Kotlin

๐—ž๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป is a statically typed general purpose programming language developed by JetBrains.

Reasons for demand

  • Simple setup
  • Interoperability
  • Easy to learn
  • Automatic conversion
  • Reliability

Applications of Kotlin

  • iOS application
  • Embedded systems
  • Data analysis
  • Scientific computing
  • Game development
  • and more


10. Rust

๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ is an open source and multi paradigm programming language developed by Graydon Hoare.

Reasons for demand

  • Dynamically typed language
  • Von Neumann and memory management
  • Secure programming

Applications of Rust

  • Computer graphics
  • Game engine
  • Operating systems
  • File systems
  • Browser components
  • and more


Software Development As a Career

Software developers need a bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields. Some of senior level roles may require master degrees.

Software development is absolutely amazing career if you want to run a business. ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ( involves C++, Java, C#, Python etc.), ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ( Java, C#), ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ( C, Java, C#), ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ , ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ( Python, Java, etc ) , ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ( C++, Java, Python etc), ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ( C++, Python), ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (Java,R etc) are types of Software development.

Software development definitely has a very good career with handsome salaries. To become a software developer you just need to learn programming languages to advanced level.

Happy learning!

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely yes. It is a profession with high demand. Everyone may not get placed in top companies but local companies are eager to find talents. Definitely this role is well paid.

To be honest there is no such best or worst programming languages. Every language has it's own importance. If you are perfect in any of the languages is enough to crack any interviews. It hardly takes two to three days to switch.

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