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Top 5 Popular Web Programming Languages You Should Learn

Published Nov 06, 2019Last updated Nov 11, 2019
Top 5 Popular Web Programming Languages You Should Learn

We’re living in the digital era and technology information is developing quickly. In our day and time, the demand for learing programming is increasing rapidly. Learing programming are divided into small specialties including system programming, database programming, game programming, mobile application programming, and web programming.
If you are looking to learn web programming yourself or you are an employee and want to find a good job opportunity, you should learn the most popular web programming languages today. In fact, there are various programming languages available in use globally. We’re entering 2020, here are the top 5 popular web programming languages you should learn.

1.Python

Python was created in 1989, up to 20 years now. So far, it has gradually become popular and nowadays the language user community is very large. Machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Robotics all rely heavily on Python. One of the top software challenges like Cyber Security is also run by Python. Besides, Python is now the most popular introductory language taught in universities.
Advantages:
There is a bright form, clear structure, short syntax.
Available on all operating systems platforms from UNIX, MS-DOS, Mac OS, Windows and Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems.
Strong compatibility with Unix, hardware, third-party software with a huge library
With extremely fast processing speed, Python can create programs from extremely small scripts to extremely large software like Blender 3D.
Disadvantages
There are no features like: protected, private or public
Although the processing speed of Python is faster than PHP, but it is slower than Java and C ++.

2.Java

Java was invented in 1991 and now it is the most popular language in the world and one of the highest-paid programming languages. Java is used by 9 million developers and run over 7 billion devices globally. It is an important platform for writing applications for Android and much other business software.
Recently, Java is #1 in the TIOBE programming community, accounting for a total of 20.79% of the list of the top 50 programming languages.
Advantages
Using open-source (can run on Apache or IIS)
The source code is clear, separate from the HTML interface
Visual Studio can generate code, saving time writing code
When you know HTML, C +, it is easy to learn
Based on the XAMP + Tomcat plugin (easy to configure)
Works on Linux, IIS – Windows
Compatible with all platforms
Disadvantages
Slightly slow speed
Many configs, easy to do beignet

3.Javascript

Another popular programming language is Javascript. It is #1 on GitHub in terms of pull requests. Many modern websites are run JavaScript today.
When running JavaScript in a browser you don't need to download any other software. It is a very accessible language for newbies. Thanks for simplicity and fast speed, Javascript is used by many startups and tech businesses today.
Advantages
Easy to learn
Design independent of the operating system
Easy to interact and control
JavaScript can be run on any operating system with a browser that supports it.
Defect
It can make your web application more cumbersome
Poor security, inability to hide code
Only run on the browser that supports JavaScript because it does not have its own compiler

4.C ++

C++ is a popular programming language with developers in the world. It has a history of over 30 years. It is really a programming language you should learn.
There are many applications written in C ++, including Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome, Photoshop, PDFReader, and more. So if you are a professional programmer in C ++, you can fetch a top-notch salary at the big guys like Google or Facebook. Nowadays, C++ is still actively improved by the community. More and more language updates are created such as C++14, C++17, and the upcoming C++20.
Advantages
There are many libraries available for adding functions
C ++ is a language with few keywords, so it is easy to learn
A very strong object-oriented programming language
Inherit the traditional strengths of the C language such as flexible or compatible with hardware devices
The module structure allows multiple subroutines to be used as functions
Disadvantages
The program runs slower than the program in C programming languages
Interaction with C should limit its ability

5.C #

C# is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft. C # runs on the .NET platform, which is used to create applications and games in Windows. This language is built on the C and C ++ languages but it is easier to use.
C # has the same operation logic as C ++, the command line is pre-run tested, and the syntax is similar to Java. So if you know Java and want performance like C ++, you can use C # for programming.
In addition, Xamarin platform written in C # is used to develop applications that run on devices with different operating systems (Android, iOS, etc). C # is commonly used in Virtual Reality, 2D and 3D gaming.
Advantages
C # is an easy language to learn
C # has an extremely crowded online community
Create cross-platform software
Android and iOS application development

Conclusion

Above are some popular web programming languages you should learn. Besides, there are other languages that you can learn such as SQL, C #, Ruby on Rails, CSS, Visual Basic, and more. All languages will contribute to the convenience of your work. In fact, with the developing of technology information and lastest technology trends, you should learn more and more programming languages to become a versatile developer.

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ildar khakimov
4 years ago

“most popular introductory language taught in universities.” != “most popular web development language”. How is C # more popular WEB DEV language than PHP?

James Campbell
4 years ago

Lol. #5 is a total Troll bait. Much better to just look at stackoverflow charts for the year and go off of that.

Adnan Shahid
4 years ago

Php still on the top ?

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