The most popular programming languages in 2024

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Popularity is hard to measure. Most liked? Most used? Most useful? What, specifically, are we talking about when we talk about something being popular.

David Gewirtz digs into the data to come up with some answers. He aggregates survey data from across nine different rankings and outlines the terms. Good thorough analysis! Via ZDNet:

As you can see, there are five clusters of languages. The top cluster contains Python, JavaScript, and Java. These are all very representative in the world of AI coding. Without a doubt, you should attain familiarity with these three languages

Being comfortable in multiple languages and frameworks is important because the computer industry is changing so much. So learning how to learn languages is as important as learning a language — and the best way to do that is to learn more than one.

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