Friday, September 3, 2010

Latest programming language trends among developers

Programming language trends among developers have changed during the last centuries. Many years ago most people started to learn Basic which was useful for writing some easy programs and understanding the ropes of programming. This programming language is useful to get knowledge about the fundamentals to learn programming but you need to learn other programming languages if you want to develop complicated programs or software. The kind of programs or software you want to write is important for choosing the best programming language for your needs.



Developers of software are experienced in many computer programming languages and they often use the one which is most useful for writing software for a certain application. The time that Cobol was the number one in programming languages is passed and you may wonder why. It is one of the oldest programming languages and was especially used for business software. A disadvantage of this programming language is that programming in this language requires too many codes.


Nowadays there are several other programming languages which are more useful for writing software and runs faster on your computer. Here are some hottest language trends which we notice during the last years:


*Java


Java is certainly one of the hottest programming languages at this moment. It is widely used for web design and maybe is the graphic interface one of the reasons of its popularity. This programming language has similarities with another programming language, called C. Java is an object oriented language and that is maybe the most important difference with the programming language "C".


It is not a programming language which is easy to learn and there is need of a Java Virtual Machine to run programs which are written in this language. You probably came across different Internet sites which asked to download a certain program to read sites which are written in the programming language Java. It is an advantage that programs written in Java runs on different operating systems. It works as well in Windows as Linux. It is certainly useful for powerful applications.


*C


C was probably the most popular programming language before Java was launched. There are many similarities but this programming language is not so powerful as Java. This programming language has no graphic interface and that is one of the main disadvantages compared with Java. This language doesn't have a feature which checks some errors you've written. The lack of memory management is one of the most important disadvantages of this programming language. It is easier to learn than Java and C+ and useful for less powerful applications. It is still a popular programming language and it is useful to learn C first before you start with programming in Java


*Visual basic


Visual basic is maybe the easiest language to learn if you compare the most important ones. A disadvantage is that this programming language runs only on Windows platforms and can be considered as a scripting language for several Windows applications which run in Microsoft Office but you can also create some games in this language. It is not suitable for web design and it is maybe the best programming language if you want to become an experienced programmer of software. It is the start but you need certainly learn some other programming languages if you want a job in the programming business.


The trend of the hottest programming language trends will always change. Cobol was the most popular programming language many years ago and is still not death. Visual Basic may help you to learn the ropes of programming but you need certainly knowledge of C, C+ to get the best results if you want to write some software. Java may benefit you the most because its graphic interface and it is maybe the most popular one nowadays.

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