Which Programming Language Should I Learn?

Chandrika
3 min readNov 12, 2021

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Roughly there are 700 programming languages and it's understandable if you are having a hard time trying to find the most suitable one for yourself. Moreover, the languages which are in demand now may not be as popular in the future. The needs of the industry keep changing and every developer has to learn new skills throughout their career.

So to bring out the best it is always advised to learn at least 2 to 3 programming languages to boost your profile. Here's a list of a few programming languages for 2021.

Python

If you are new to programming and want to start easy, Python is the one for you. It is very popular and in-demand currently. It's always the first choice of every beginner in programming due to its good readability and easy-to-learn syntax. It's user-friendly along with being versatile.

It is usually preferred for machine learning and data science. Along with that, it is also used for the development of backends, mobile apps, software, and even writing systems. Even video games like Vegas Trike and Toontown were created using Python.

Java

Java, an immensely used programming language that is even taught at the school level. It is a language that is useful anywhere in the world. This general-purpose programming language provides strong memory allocation along with high performance.

Though it is mainly used for web development and application development, it can almost be used for everything. Big companies like Google, Twitter, Amazon use Java. Java skills are always expected when it comes to jobs in these big companies.

Kotlin

Another general-purpose programming language is Kotlin. It is interoperable with Java and supports functional programming. It's the friendlier version of Java. Kotlin was officially released in 2016.

It is used generally for the development of Android apps, web applications, desktop applications, and server-side applications. As Android is the highest-selling mobile operating system it is very profitable to learn Kotlin. Companies like Pinterest, PostMates use Kotlin as their programming language. A lot of Google applications are also based on it. So, this language is a must.

C/C++

One of the oldest and fastest programming languages is C / C++. This language is the foundation for other languages such as Java, Javascript, C#, etc. C++ is just the enhanced version of C. It is a powerful and feature-rich programming language that can be complicated at times too.

It uses compilers and is a high-performance language. As they provide high performance, they are used for client/server applications and large commercial products like Adobe and Firefox. It is also used for game development, computer graphics, and virtual reality. For large collaborative projects, it is highly recommended.

Swift

A very popular programming language developed by Apple is Swift. It's an open-source programming language that is easy to learn and almost supports everything. It has clean syntax making it very suitable for beginners.

It is greatly used by mobile developers. Most popular iOS applications like WordPress, Soundcloud, Mozilla Firefox use this language. With the growing popularity of iOS Swift is in demand these days. It can also be used with IBM Swift Sandbox and IBM Bluemix.

So these were a few programming languages that you could learn for a start. Along with programming languages, coding is also very much in demand. Codekaroyaaro is an online coding school for kids.

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