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Best Programming Languages To Learn in 2021: Python Java

Python and Java are two of the most commonly used programming languages. Python is easy for beginners to learn and is widely used for machine learning applications. Java is very portable across platforms and is one of the most in-demand languages due to its object-oriented structure. Go was developed by Google for APIs and web applications, and has gained popularity for its simplicity and ability to handle large codebases. R is used for statistical processing and analysis and interfaces with databases to process structured and unstructured data.

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Best Programming Languages To Learn in 2021: Python Java

Python and Java are two of the most commonly used programming languages. Python is easy for beginners to learn and is widely used for machine learning applications. Java is very portable across platforms and is one of the most in-demand languages due to its object-oriented structure. Go was developed by Google for APIs and web applications, and has gained popularity for its simplicity and ability to handle large codebases. R is used for statistical processing and analysis and interfaces with databases to process structured and unstructured data.

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Best Programming Languages

By Sruthi Veeraraghava
Last updated on Jun 23, 20
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Python Java
Java is one of the most common, in-demand
Python is one of the most commonly used computer programming languages used today.
programming languages today and is easy for Owned by Oracle Corporation, this general-
beginners to learn because of its readability. It is a purpose programming language with its
free, open-source programming language with object-oriented structure has become a
extensive support modules and community standard for applications that can be used
development, easy integration with web services, regardless of platform (e.g., Mac, Windows,
user-friendly data structures, and GUI-based Android, iOS, etc.) because of its Write Once,
desktop applications. It is a popular programming Run Anywhere (WORA) capabilities. As a result,
language for machine learning and deep learning Java is recognized for its portability across
applications. platforms, from mainframe data centers to
smartphones.

Beginner – Python
enables a beginner to
Level: Level: Intermediate
become productive
quickly

Problem-solving,
Skills Needed: Problem-solving, abstract Skills Needed: knowledge of the
thinking object-oriented
structure

Platform: Web, Desktop Platform: Web, Mobile, Desktop


Popularity Popularity One of the world’s
Becoming continuously
Among more popular Among most popular; high
Programmers: Programmers: demand

Regarded as a good
Flexible start for learning to
Benefits: Naturally/Intuitively Benefits: think like a
readable programmer and gain
coding skills

Doesn’t start with


programming basics Lots of new
Downsides: (known to abstract too Downsides: vocabulary to learn; a
many important basic higher-level language
concepts)
Coding skills widely used;
Degree of Use: popular in both technical Degree of Use: Widely used; highly
Annual Salary education and business Annual Salary applicable
$ 72.50
use $ 79.00
Projection: Projection:
ng Languages to Learn in 2021
y Sruthi Veeraraghavan
t updated on Jun 23, 2021
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GOLANG R
Go was developed by Google in 2007 for APIs
and web applications. Go has recently become R is an open-source language that is essentially a
one of the fastest-growing programming different version of the S language. Much of the
languages due to its simplicity, as well as its code that developers write for S runs on R
ability to handle multicore and networked without modification.
Applications built in R are used for processing
systems and massive codebases. statistics, including linear and nonlinear modeling,
Go, also known as Golang, was created to meet calculation, testing, visualization, and analysis.
the needs of programmers working on large Applications coded using R can interface with a
projects. It has gained popularity among many number of databases and process both structured
large IT companies thanks to its simple and and unstructured data.
modern structure and syntax familiarity.

Level: Beginner to intermediate Level:

Easy to learn if you already


know at least one other
Skills Needed: programming language; Skills Needed:
otherwise, you just need
patience and a willingness
to learn.

Cross-platform, mainly
Platform: desktop Platform:
Popularity Not as popular as Java or Popularity
Among Python, but it has been Among
Programmers: increasing in popularity Programmers:

Widely considered a
“minimalist” language 
Benefits: Easy to learn, Fast, Benefits:
Compatible

No generics (which means


you may end up writing
more code than you would
Downsides: in other languages); very Downsides:
little library support; Go
developer community is not
very robust
Widely used,or supportive
particular for
Degree of Use: Google applications Degree of Use:
Annual Salary (created at Google)
$ 92.00 Annual Salary
Projection: Projection:
ad

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R

open-source language that is essentially a


t version of the S language. Much of the
that developers write for S runs on R
without modification.
ations built in R are used for processing
including linear and nonlinear modeling,
tion, testing, visualization, and analysis.
tions coded using R can interface with a
of databases and process both structured
and unstructured data.

Intermediate

Easier if you already


know Javascript or
Python, but it’s
recommended for people
with a firm grasp of
mathematics

Mainly desktop
Not nearly as popular as
it once was, mainly due
to rival language
Python’s soaring
popularity

Open source

Great support for


managing data
Wide variety of packages
Cross-functional with
available and Mac
Linux, Windows,
OS
Ideal for
Objects aremachine
stored in
learning applications
physical memory, which
can strain resources;
lacks basic security;
slower than Matlab or
Python
Widely used for analytics
$ 91.00

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