SD Times Blog: C# is the most used programming language at work [Detailed Breakdown Here]

Software Development Times ^ | 08/25/2015 | Christina Mulligan

[SeekAndFind]

C# is making its way past Java as the most popular programming language in the workplace, according to SD Times readers.

While Java sits on top of the TIOBE Programming Community index for August 2015, with C# coming in at No. 4, our latest poll shows C# is the No. 1 language used in the workplace, with Java and C/C++ following.

Out of 1,166 votes, 37% of developers voted for C#, 20% voted for Java, and 17% voted for C/C++. The least-popular programming languages used at work, according to the poll, included Python/Ruby/Perl and Objective-C/Swift.

A more detailed breakdown of the poll results is available below:

[posterchild]

I’m no javascript expert but my mere anecdotal experience tells me it has significantly. Now that it isn’t just for the DOM on the browser side it has seen all kinds of popularity. The language itself has improved monumentally in the last 20 years or so.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Most of the books i see about teaching programming are in Python, which I find curious.

Python is in the top 5 and RISING.

It’s free to download and runs on most platforms.

[Bobalu]

IMO

Python is useful on the Raspberry Pi.
Java is great for Android dev.
C is what is used for most micro-controller coding.
ASM is great for tight, fast interrupt code in embedded systems.
Delphi (Pascal) is great for quick app dev on Windows.
COBOL is historically interesting (Grace Hopper - Mother of COBOL) .. COBOL is a very simple language.

[Squawk 8888]

There are a lot of legacy COBOL applications still running but for the most part new modules and enhancements are created as separate apps that access the same data. Around here the banks have been using java for most of their work.

[Squawk 8888]

Heck C# is simply a derivative of C and C++

So is java. A lot of developers are moving to C# because of issues with java including problems that crop up when the runtime engine is updated; it's much easier to keep an app stable if it's compiled.

[Fresh Wind]

I prefer D-FLAT.

[GingisK]

...it might as well be the most useful language.

That would be C/C++. It is the language used to produce the operating system and even the other compilers. If you program down to the metal, C/C++ is the only way to go.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Most of the books i see about teaching programming are in Python, which I find curious.

Same reason they used to teach in Pascal. Python illustrates programming concepts very well.

It will be interesting to see if C# can make the transition from being a "Microsoft language" to being an accepted standard on other platforms. I think it's kind of silly to still have so much language fragmentation so late in the computing revolution, but no doubt we will continue to see new ones invented every year. :)

[SeeSharp]

How do you say C#?

Say my name.

[IronJack]

LOL! So that's this year's "big news." Java is entrenched, and it's not going to disappear. In the end, if you can code C, C++, or any of the other "alphabet" variants, you can code Java. Similarly, if you know Java, you can code the others. Use the one that works best in your application.

And this is coming from a guy who got his start coding macro CICS under IBM 360 Assembler.

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

This is pure BS. Java is entrenched. C# is a Microsoft product.

Programmers are smart.

With C#, you have to wear the Microsoft handcuffs and stay on variants of Windows platforms.

With Java, you are free to come and go as you please on any platform in the world.

So, what do you think smart programmers will want - a small prison or a wide open range?

[freds6girlies]

bookmark

[Henry Hnyellar]

When was there a revolution? Another stupid buzz phrase that needs to die.

[Dalberg-Acton]

"With C#, you have to wear the Microsoft handcuffs and stay on variants of Windows platforms."

Changes are being promised from a project at MS called .NET Core:
"You can create .NET Core apps that run on multiple OSes and CPUs. .NET Core runs on Windows. Ports are in progress for Linux, OS X and FreeBSD, as is integration with the LLVM compiler."

[SeekAndFind]

RE: With C#, you have to wear the Microsoft handcuffs and stay on variants of Windows platforms.

Microsoft is working on a project to make .NET ( and of course, C# ) Cross Platform portable.

It’s called the MONO PROJECT:

http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/

[reed13k]

one and zeroes baby - ones and zeros.

[RideForever]

C octothorpe. (

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

Fool me once. Shame on you (Microsoft). Fool me twice, shame on me.

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

Fool me once. Shame on you (Microsoft). Fool me twice, shame on me.

[PAR35]

Point I was trying to make. Programmers play in “C” but COBOL keeps the economy working.