Posted on 01/31/2013 6:50:58 PM PST by SeekAndFind
An interesting article caught my eye at jobstractor.com — the 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 |
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 ...
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 When VB .Net superseded VB6 I dropped it like a hot potato and used C#.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.
How about COBOL, in German?
Almost made me vomit.
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.
My advise is to never become complacent or stuck in a rut. Continue updating your skills even if you must teach yourself.
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.
Almost made me vomit.
I threw up a little bit in my mouth when I typed it. ;-)
Veee no fair your fariables liff!
machen Sie nicht
LOL! How ‘bout Cobol? :)
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