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Coders Are Shifting to Silicon Valley-Backed Programming Languages
HackerRank's 2018 Developer Skills Report found that developers are planning to jump on languages created and popularized by Silicon Valley technology companies.
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Developers are planning to focus on languages created and popularized by Silicon Valley technology companies, according to HackerRank's 2018 Developer Skills Report.
The report found Google's Go language topped the list of languages developers are planning to learn next, and Mozilla's Rust language and Apple's Swift also placed in the top 10.
However, more than 30% of respondents said they planned to learn the older Python language next, while 15% noted they wanted to learn C# and Perl.
Javascript was found to be the most practical language, and more than 45% of employers said they are actively looking for Java or Javascript knowledge in prospective employees, while 33% of employers said they are looking for Python knowledge.
The purpose of the report is to help companies become more developer-focused.
"Very few companies are doing tech hiring well because there's a gap in knowledge about engineers," says HackerRank CEO Vivek Ravisankar.
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