Top Coding Skills to Learn in 2024 and Beyond

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🎉 Happy New Year to Everyone! 🎉

As we step into the exciting year of 2024, I wanted to kickstart it by sharing valuable insights on the ever-evolving world of tech.

Unsurprisingly, Tech Industry continues to be a highly lucrative field in 2024. Companies highly prioritize hiring quality developers who possess a deep understanding of the modern web stack. While the core set of skills for web developers remains relatively stable, there are certain emerging trends and technologies that are gaining popularity.

So, without further ado let's dive in and get ready to supercharge our skills!

1. JavaScript: The Undisputed Leader

JavaScript still reigns as the most in-demand programming language. Its versatility and wide adoption make it highly desirable among both recruiters and companies. Experienced JavaScript developers can anticipate attractive salary packages.

Despite the rise of other languages, notably Java, JavaScript's popularity shows no signs of waning. Its status as the default choice for developing new solutions in many organizations, complemented by extensive community support and learning resources, makes JavaScript a wise long-term career investment.

2. Java: Regaining Popularity

Java, which enjoyed immense popularity in the past, experienced a period of stagnation. However, recent trends indicate a positive shift. Many recruiters and employers now seek experienced Java developers. Java's prominence is particularly pronounced in corporate environments. I've myself experienced this situation recently i gave many interviews and many recruiters want candidates who are good at coding in Java.

Previously, some viewed Java as mainly relevant for supporting legacy systems. However, the language has been rejuvenated with exciting additions in 2022. Furthermore, Java applications can now run independently, without relying on standard Java libraries or a Java Virtual Machine. This feature is rapidly gaining traction in certain circles.

3. Data Analysis: An Increasingly Relevant Skill

The ubiquity of big data has resulted in an absolute necessity for data analysis in various sectors and organizations. While prior knowledge of data analysis was considered a bonus, it has now evolved into a fundamental requirement due to the growing impact of machine learning. Algorithms play a crucial role in building and enhancing products and services.

As a web developer, you don't necessarily need an in-depth understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts. However, being adept at using data analysis tools and frameworks is becoming essential.

The level of data analytics knowledge required varies based on the field you work in, but expect this topic to be discussed in interviews as data becomes increasingly important across all business sectors.

4. Unleashing the Power of AI in Web Development

I dont think i even need to describe this point to even a beginner in the world of web development.

AI integration into web development requires a combination of programming expertise and AI comprehension. Web developers of all types should strive to excel in AI concepts and libraries in 2024.

Beyond the basics, full-stack developers should also delve into AI coding, which incorporates machine learning algorithms, natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision concepts.

Machine learning enables insights extraction from data, NLP facilitates natural language understanding and generation, and computer vision interprets and analyzes visual data.

Mastery of AI coding skills opens up new possibilities for full-stack developers, enabling them to create more intelligent and interactive web applications.

5. Rust

Rust has gained significant popularity and has been the favorite programming language for a many devs over the years.

Many existing toolings are transitioning to Rust which makes it a lucrative options for developers to learn in 2024.

Rust is gaining popularity mainly because it enforces ownership and borrowing concepts to eliminate memory bugs. In short it just makes writing wrong code very tough. This is big pro of using rust because it forces developers to write more robust and safe code.

Conclusion

2024 will indeed be a healthy year for tech industry whether is for web development or data analysis or ML or any tech field.

This was it for todays blog, Also one more thing all these things i mentioned in my blog are highly subjective but these are some general trends i found across the internet, so i thought why not share it with you guys.

Wishing you all a happy new year once again. Will catch you up in the next blog. Till then!

Happy Coding!