We are going to explore some of most currently used programming languages & potential new stars in ambit of Data Science & Cloud Development.

Introduction

As of 2020, there are about 700 programming languages available. Some of these tend to be applied just for specific domains while others are widely appreciated for their ability to be able to work in a wide range of applications. During the past decade, there has been an almost steady growth in the application of software and new languages have been developed in order to meet the demand. In this article, we are going to explore some of the most currently used programming languages and potential new stars in the ambit of Data Science and Cloud Development.

Deciding to learn a relatively new programming language in our spare time can at times be a risky investment of our time since we can’t be sure of how this new language will be perceived by the job market in the next few years. On the other hand, newer programming languages have in most cases been carefully designed in order to make the most out of the recent advancements of technology, therefore potentially giving us an edge in the long run. Some of the key advantages of using newer programming languages could therefore be:

• Hardware optimization (GPUs, Multi-Core CPUs systems).
• Improved Networking.
• More concise code.
• Type Inference.
• Easier containerization and cloud support.

According to the 2020 Stackoverflow Developer Survey, the following programming languages were the ones most loved by developers in 2020 (Figure 1). As part of this article, we are going to consider 5 of them.

Figure 1: Most loved programming languages

Additionally, according to the Stackoverflow Developer Survey, these were the top 10 paying programming languages in 2020 (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Languages associated with the highest salaries worldwide

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