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The Seven Most Popular Programming Languages on GitHub in 2019
GitHub is an ideal spot for seeing which computer languages are used the most with respect to their project count.
Here is a list of the most popular languages on GitHub.
- JavaScript. First used for front-end programs, it has since given rise to an long list of frameworks, libraries, and software solutions.
- Java. It is driving at least 15 billion devices with over 10 million developers worldwide.
- Python. Notable features include extensive support for modules, easy integration with web services, and a GUI-based application for desktops.
- PHP. Created for web development, it features built-in capabilities for web services, the flawless embedding of server-side code into HTML, and a loosely typed syntax.
- C++. Created as an extension of C, this general purpose language offers powerful programming ability and flexibility.
- C#. A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language that enables users to work with generic, lexically scoped, declarative, imperative, object-oriented and component-oriented programming disciplines.
- TypeScript. An open-source language created and maintained by Microsoft as a strict syntactical superset of JavaScript for developing large applications. It features optional static typing and trans-compiles to JavaScript.
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