IT developer - which programming languages should you learn?

Python

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages. It is very versatile and also has a user-friendly syntax. Python is very popular with developers, but is also very much in demand in industry. 

Python is a programming language that can simplify routine tasks. It is used in web development in the backend area for frameworks such as Flash or Django. In the advance of artificial intelligence, Python helps with the development of models and algorithms and in the field of data science it helps with data analysis and processing.

Java

Java is also a well-established and widely used programming language. It is particularly in demand in large companies and is considered the centrepiece for Android app development. But it is also used in the backend with Spring and Hibernate. 

Java is very popular because it has good portability and is reliable. Many professional software developers use it as a key language. Applications with Java run on various platforms.

C#

C# is known for its wide range of applications and also for its efficiency. This is why it is very popular in the development of Microsoft platforms, but also in the field of game development and in the development of modern apps. 

Microsoft ensures that C# is constantly improved and updated. This means it can be used for the development of high-performance applications. 

In the field of game development, C# has been given a dominant position by Unity. 

C/C++

These two programming languages are closely related. They are regarded as the cornerstones of system and application programming. C is known for its proximity to hardware and its efficiency. C++ extends this with object-orientated features. 

Both programming languages are important in the development of software with high performance requirements. This is why they are also ideal for high-performance games and game engines. However, both languages are also very popular in the scientific field for complex calculations and data processing. 

Swift

What C# is to Microsoft, Swift is to iOS and maxOS applications. It was developed by Apple as the successor to Objective-C and quickly became a popular choice for Apple. The programming language is fast, safe and very easy to read. It is designed to simplify the creation of apps on Apple platforms. 

Swift is focussed on reducing common programming errors such as memory leaks. 

Rust

This is a more recent programming language. It focuses on security, speed and parallelism. It was specially developed to overcome the problems of older languages such as C++. This is why it is becoming increasingly popular in the field of system and application programming. 

It is suitable for performance-limited and safety-critical environments and provides secure handling of parallel and asynchronous processes.