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Top programming languages 2020

Computer programming languages play a great role in our lives. These coding languages have made life easier for us. Whether it’s automobiles, banks, home appliances, or hospitals, every aspect of our lives depends on codes. In the current scenario, whether it is for automobiles, banks, hospitals, factories, and home appliances everything now depends on coding. This is the time, most of us start making our goals like physical goals, educational goals, and financial goals. There are hundreds of programming languages in widespread use, each with its own complexities.
Well, here the question is which programming language should you learn? Now in 2020, there are lots of programming languages with so many attractive features. Here I will list out some top programming languages for 2020.
1. Python
Python was developed by Guido van Rossum in the 1990s. Python has not seen so much popularity as c or C++. Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics. It is high-level built-in data structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it very attractive for Rapid Application Development, as well as for use as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components together. Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes readability and therefore reduces the cost of program maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages program modularity and code reuse.
2. Java
Java is one of the very popular programming languages. Java is owned by Oracle and created in 1995. It is used for Mobile applications, Web applications, Games, Web Servers, and Database. Java is a write-once, run-anywhere programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. It is similar to C and C++ but a lot easier. You can combine Java with a lot of technologies like Spring, node js, Android, Hadoop, J2EE, etc… to build robust, scalable, portable, and distributed full-fledged applications. Java also promotes continuous integration and testing using tools like Selenium.
3. JavaScript
JavaScript is a dynamic computer programming language. It is lightweight and most commonly used as a part of web pages, whose implementations allow client-side script to interact with the user and make dynamic pages. It is an interpreted programming language with object-oriented capabilities.
The rise of frameworks like jQuery, Angular, Vue, Svelte, and React.js has made JavaScript even more popular. Since you just cannot stay away from the web, it's better to learn JavaScript sooner than later.
4.Swift
Swift is one of the great programming languages. Also, it is developed by Apple in 2014. Swift is a general-purpose, open-source language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns. It was developed as an alternative to Objective-C to write applications for iOS and Mac.
For students, learning Swift has been a great introduction to modern programming concepts and best practices. And because it is open, their Swift skills will be able to be applied to an even broader range of platforms, from mobile devices to the desktop to the cloud.
5. C#
C# is the most powerful programming language in the dot net framework. This language is created by Microsoft It is a powerful, flexible language that gives you a comprehensive programming foundation which is applicable to Java, Objective-C, PHP, and more. You can think of C# as a blend of the C++ and the Java language but Anders Hejlsberg, the creator of C#, says the language is more like C++ than Java.
6. Ruby
Ruby is developed in Japan in the 1990s. Ruby is a scripting language built from the ground up for use in front end and back end web development and similar applications. It is a robust, dynamically typed, and object-oriented language. What’s more, its syntax is so high-level and easy to understand that it’s considered as close as you can get to coding in English.
7. Php
PHP (an acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a scripting language that’s generally used in “server-side” web development. (Don’t worry, I’ll explain exactly what this means below.) In order to sort it all out, it’s crucial to first understand what a scripting language is. Scripting languages (a family of programming languages including PHP as well as languages like JavaScript and Ruby) are a subset of coding languages used to automate processes that otherwise would need to be executed step-by-step in a site’s code every time they occur.

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