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The Most Popular Programming Languages Are Rapidly Changing
A survey by Stack Overflow has found a rapid shift in the programming languages developers use most.
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There has been a rapid shift in the programming languages developers use most, according to an annual survey of developers by Stack Overflow.
The poll found JavaScript has been the most popular programming language for the past two years. SQL led in 2013 but has fallen substantially, as have many of the C languages.
The biggest growth in usage involved Node.js and AngularJS, Stack Overflow found.
One reason the popularity of programming languages changes so fast is so many developers are self-taught, rather than the product of a four-year degree in computer science. As a result, they often are comfortable picking up newer and newly in-demand programming languages.
Stack Overflow also asked users what languages or technologies they want to learn or work with in the future, and Android led at 17.7 percent, followed by JavaScript, Python, Node.js, and AngularJS.
From Quartz
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