5 Programming Languages That You Should Learn

Python

Starting with the easiest of them all, Python. It is just like ABC for the English language, something that you start off with. You will be glad to know that not only is Python the easiest to learn, but it is also widely used by developers all over the world.

Python also has built-in libraries, which make desktop app development even faster. So, if you are someone who is interested in creating computer apps, then you should get started with Python.

Remember, a programming language is just like any other language in the world. You have to write scripts of code that can execute functions flawlessly.

 

JavaScript

Moving up, another popular language that you can start learning is JavaScript. It is well-suited to learn for web applications, the ones that you would see on a laptop or a PC.

Plus, if you have a dream of becoming a successful software developer or web developer, it would be difficult to do if you don’t have a sound knowledge of JavaScript, so you'd better get started now.

There are two types of web development that you can get into: front-end development and back-end development.

Front-end deals with everything that the user can see when they open a website, including navigation, menus, and designs.

Back-end development has everything to do with processes going on in the “background”, on the “server-side” of things. This includes the functionality of the website, front-end processes, databases, and a lot more.

Front-end development is impossible to do if you don’t know JavaScript. So, to become a front-end web developer, you need to be a master of JavaScript.

 

C++

Time to bring out the big guns: C++.

I remember when I was young, I used to play Tekken 5 a lot on my PlayStation 2, and I would always wonder “how does the opponent CPU work when I’m fighting against it?”, and the answer was actually pretty simple, through the wonders of C++.

Once I found out that Tekken and a lot of other games were developed using C++ and C#, my interest in the programming language rapidly grew. Not only is C++ used for video game development, but it is also used for computer programs, mobile apps, operating systems, machine learning, and a lot more.

So, if you are an avid gamer like me and would like to make video games of your own one day, then you would definitely want to put C++ at the top of the list of programming languages you want to learn!

 

SQL

If you want to make the best out of your web application experience, then you should throw in SQL into the mix along with Python. SQL has everything to do with data management, which is why universities make sure to teach it as a part of a data analytics degree.

Once you learn SQL, you will be able to store, extract, manipulate, and change data in an existing database. Programmers who are interested in developing apps that extensively use data and databases must know how to use SQL.

It can help you land jobs in data administration, data analytics, and QA engineering.

 

Go

While this one is relatively new, you will be glad to know that Google has created this programming language to develop web applications. Go is also known as Golang, and it is used to cater to large projects.

Some companies that are already using Go on their platforms include Google (obviously), Twitch, Uber, and Dropbox. To stay up to speed with whatever is going on in the IT industry, make sure that you take out some time to learn Go.

If you are a student, you can likely access learning platforms such as Coursera and DataCamp for free. However, you will have to confirm this with your university administration.