Seven Most Used Programming Languages

SEVEN MOST USED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES A programming language in simple terms is a language used to give instructions to a computer to perform a specific task, it is a high-level language which can be understood specifically by a computer, in this article I will be exploring the most popular programming languages used.

1. Java Java is a general-purpose programming computer language which was developed originally by James Gosling and released in 1995. Java can run on devices and operating systems using Java Virtual Machine because its applications are compiled to ‘bytecode’ and they don’t need any recompilation since java code can run on all platforms supporting java. This is the most used programming language since it runs on most of our android devices.

Java is an open source language which means it is free and its platform independent across operating system environments, it is also an easy-to-learn language, it can be learned over a short period of time and used usefully to build applications, this makes it the most common language used.

2. Python

Python is a general-purpose and high level programming language. It is mainly used for web development and also used by software developers to support their development process, scientific computing and data mining. Python was mainly developed for emphasis on code readability; it can express concepts in fewer codes.

3. JavaScript Is a high-level, interpreted programming language. This language has first-class functions and is commonly used for scripting language for websites; it is a prototypebased and dynamic language supporting declarative styles. JavaScript and java programming language are two different languages so don’t get confused; they have very different syntax, semantics and uses.

JavaScript is the second most used language today; it is majorly used in web development, which is creating web pages, it’s also used in creating web application like Google maps. Other uses include; making mobile applications, making smart watch application, creating games and building web servers.

4. PHP It stands for Hypertext Pre-processor; it is a general-purpose, high-level programming language which is mainly used for web development. It was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf. This language is used to develop static websites and web applications. PHP scripts can only be interpreted on a server that has PHP installed.

PHP is preferred because it is free, it is cross-platform (you can deploy your application on different operating systems), it is regularly updated to keep up with

developing technology and it has a short learning curve compared to other programming languages.

PHP scripts are an open source framework which means that it is open for new developers who are willing to taste their aptitude in coding, it is also very effective and its effectiveness can be confirmed by the fact that it has found its way to popular applications such as Facebook, twitter and WordPress.

5. C++ This is a high-level general purpose programming language; it is an extension of “C” programming language which is old and no longer in use now. This programming language is well known for giving users full control of hardware unlike other programming languages. The advantage of this language is that you can ‘write once and use anywhere’ this means that you can run your code anywhere since it is cross platform.

6. C# This is an object oriented, multi-paradigm, general purpose programming language which works with generic, imperative and declarative disciplines. It is a language from Microsoft which is designed to run on Microsoft’s NET platform. It is mostly used for video game developments .C# language is commonly used to develop application that use NET framework, this includes; web applications, windows applications, web service applications, games, console applications and Workflow applications.

7. Perl

This is not just one but a group of programming languages which includes Perl 5 and Perl 6. The development of these languages however takes place differently and independently of each other. This language can be used to develop a number of software applications. Perl is a high speed language and more powerful than python.

Perl was designed mainly to be used in text processing and manipulation, this makes it be widely used. The database integration interface that is provided by Perl supports many mostly used database management systems.