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For Techies Only: What is the Best Programming Language to Learn in 2013?
Site Point ^ | 01/25/2013 | By Craig Buckler

Posted on 01/31/2013 6:50:58 PM PST by SeekAndFind

An interesting article caught my eye at jobstractor.comthe programming language trends review. The company analyzed more than 60,000 job vacancies during 2012 to produce a chart of the most sought-after technologies:

Language Jobs
PHP 12,664
Java 12,558
Objective C 8,925
SQL 5,165
Android (Java) 4,981
Ruby 3,859
JavaScript 3,742
C# 3,549
C++ 1,908
ActionScript 1,821
Python 1,649
C 1,087
ASP.NET 818

programming language vacancy statistics

Despite developer complaints, demand for PHP and Java (server/Android) remains strong. You would also expect those jobs to require some SQL knowledge although that has a strong showing in its own right. ActionScript is a dying art so it’s rapidly falling off the chart.

(Excerpt) Read more at sitepoint.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: computers; it; programming; software
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To: tacticalogic

Modern day VB is totally worthless. Just a wordy version of C#. When VB .Net superseded VB6 I dropped it like a hot potato and used C#. There was zero value to it for me.


81 posted on 02/01/2013 10:05:12 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: SeekAndFind

How about COBOL, in German?


82 posted on 02/01/2013 10:22:36 AM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: cuban leaf
There will always be COBOL. ;-)

Almost made me vomit.



83 posted on 02/01/2013 1:48:59 PM PST by rdb3 (We're all going to get what only some of us deserve...)
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To: ccmay

My FORTRAN in 1966. First program was in machine code; 0s and 1s on punch cards.

Had to use the campus’s only punch machine in the admin building after hours.

Then at work, I think by 1979 we had a CRT terminal, and had converted 600 boxes of cards to computer tape.


84 posted on 02/01/2013 2:10:36 PM PST by Scrambler Bob ( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Taught myself PHP a few years ago. Do a little of a lot on that list, but I am 65. Started out as a mainframe programmer and now do i-devise support along with many other things.

My advise is to never become complacent or stuck in a rut. Continue updating your skills even if you must teach yourself.

85 posted on 02/01/2013 4:32:12 PM PST by w1andsodidwe (Barrak has now won the contest. He is even worse than Jimmah.)
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To: AppyPappy

I learned some PERL but never really used it. But I do like languages that do a lot of useful stuff with little code. Perl and PowerShell fit that bill.


86 posted on 02/01/2013 6:24:41 PM PST by gitmo ( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
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To: rdb3

Almost made me vomit.


I threw up a little bit in my mouth when I typed it. ;-)


87 posted on 02/01/2013 7:21:31 PM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: tacticalogic
How about COBOL, in German?

Veee no fair your fariables liff!

88 posted on 02/01/2013 8:20:40 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: tacticalogic
machen Sie nicht
89 posted on 02/01/2013 10:07:45 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Jonty30

LOL! How ‘bout Cobol? :)


90 posted on 02/02/2013 1:44:50 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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