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What are the Most In-Demand Programming Languages?
By Martin Schaeferle | March 20, 2013
If you're a programmer, sometimes it's a good idea to occasionally read up on job reports that illustrate the most popular languages on the job market. Doing so accomplishes two things. One, it allows you to keep place with your fellow programmer peers; and two, it may make you consider a change in your area of as proficiency. C#, for example, is in demand, and as a result, you may consider a C# video tutorial to help get you up to speed. That said, don't take these reports as the entire gospel truth.
For example, look at where the data is collected. Some studies, for example, look at programming job openings on Twitter. This is all well and good, but as this article notes, Twitter is disproportionately used by start-ups. In other words, blue chip companies post their programming jobs elsewhere, which can skew the results.This reality underscores the importance of knowing where you want to be. If you're aiming for a start-up, then you probably won't be surprised if like-minded surveys tout JavaScript. But if you're angling for a blue chip company, languages like .NET are likely in greater demand.
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