[MIchaelTArchangel]

My experience with computer programmers is that they would be much better served by learning ENGLISH!

[SeekAndFind]

The article cautions....

Never use job vacancy statistics as a reason for learning a language!

If demand for a particular technology is low, fewer developers are willing to learn it and the market adjusts accordingly

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Ummm...Pascal? No, wait...BASIC. Yeah......definitely BASIC.

[Jonty30]

Why is BASIC not on the list?

[Bon of Babble]

Thanks for that list — my son is studying software engineering (he’s a freshman) — and has started on Python, C#, C ++. I think Java starts up next year. I’ll ask him about PHP.

[2banana]

RAMUS?

[Voltage]

Visual Basic 6 was most popular among primates:

http://www.newtechusa.com/ppi/main.asp

[TheRhinelander]

C#.NET by far (if you want a job).

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Objective c is crap. Java and C# will be around for.a.long time. They are very similar and you can cover both bases. If you think apple has peaked and beginning a long decline you won’t be off much. If you are smart enough the real money and cutting edge will be and.has been C++ which produces native code. Its the core of all the languages listed except objective c which is templatized c.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Spanish!

[Jack Hydrazine]

Assembly language?

List of programming languages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages

[Revolting cat!]

Actually, as always, it is the next C based write-only brain damaged monstrosity dated back to Kernighan and Ritchie whose main aim was not to be understood by their bossess at the time.

[doorgunner69]

Why isn’t FORTRAN on that list?

[taxcontrol]

I have never met a COBOL programer that could not find a job.

[Nailbiter]

bflr

[dangus]

Every language is a tool. Decide what you like to create first, then learn which tool is best for that. But keep in mind that if you really want to master programming, learning the basic tools first (C, Java) can help you understand the intricacies of the more high-level tools. PHP has a gentle learning curve, but there’s a reason it’s not used in freshman programming courses; it’d be like learning to play pop songs on a synthesizer before learning to play classical music on a piano.

[Political Junkie Too]

Does this mean I can finally get rid of my JCL manual?

-PJ

[Mr. Jeeves]

1) HTML/CSS/PHP/JavaScript.

2) SQL stored procedure development for SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL.

3) Python, Perl, or as similar cross-platform scripting language.

4) Java or C#.

As a working corporate developer, you need to master all four areas to rise above foreign competition.

[Azeem]

Objective C? Please.

Our most common language for mobile is JQuery Mobile with Phonegap. I’m still using Perl.

[ConservativeInPA]

PDP 10 or 6502 anyone?