Programmers are in high demand these days--their fluency in coding
language is invaluable. Knowing various programming languages is a
no-brainer for engineers, but a basic understanding of the languages can
benefit anyone, even if you're not looking to become a master coder.
Grasping some general understanding of coding can help you make the
right hires for your business needs, communicate better with the
engineers on your team, and prevent any awkward misunderstandings (Ruby
isn't a gem, and Java isn't an excellent cup of coffee). Plus, with the
high salaries earned for coding, you might want to consider it for a
future career move!
This article gives details of some of the most highly paid computer
languages which are currently in demand as per a report from Quartz.
Lets have a quick look at these 10 computer programs / languages along
with the Pay offered as per the Survey done by Quartz:
1.Ruby on Rails (RoR): Ruby on Rails is a web
application framework that is written in the language Ruby. RoR is not
an actual programming language. Ruby on the contrary is a general
purpose programming language which was designed and developed in Japan
somewhere in mid 1990s. Use of RoR helps in accelerating the development
of web apps and hence it has gained tremendous popularity among the web
based companies. In turn it has created huge opportunity to the
programmers who are well versed with the Ruby on Rails. Most commonly
the application is used in building web applications, social networking
sites, cloud storage and e-Commerce. Programmers would draw a pay
package of $109,460.
2.Objective C: This is the main programming language used
by Apple to create its iOS and OS X operating systems. Originally
developed in 1980s, this is a general purpose and object-oriented
programming language which is competent to build anything right
from command line utilities domain-specific libraries including the
animated GUIs. The most common use of this language is in building
applications for Mac. Expected pay scale $108,225.
3.Python: Python is again a general purpose and high
level programming language. This language was conceived in late 1980s.
The design doctrine of this language emphasizes code readability and the
syntax helps developers to express the concept in fewer lines of codes
hence it is mostly the first programming language which coders learn.
Also larger applications like YouTube and Dropbox are written using the
Python programming language. Generally Python is used in the programming
task as in GUI programming, web programming, processing text, working
with files and also in scientific and numeric computing. Pay scale $100,717.
4.JAVA: This is general purpose and computer programming
language released in 1995. As of 2015 this is the most popular
programming language to be used by the programmers. Once complied the
JAVA code can run on all platforms that support JAVA Operating Systems
and developers do not need to recompile it again. JAVA is the major
language used by Google for development of Android apps. For people who
aspire to become a software developer learning JAVA is a must as it has a
high demand and lot of job opportunities which ensure high pay package.
The language is used in J2EE web and enterprise applications along
with Android mobile application development. Pay package offered: $94,908.
5.C++ : This is again a programming language which is
successor to C. It is imperative, object oriented and general purpose
programming language. C++ was developed in 1979 with an aim of efficient
flexible language. C++ is basically used to specify a series of
operations that can be used by computer to perform a particular task.
C++ is the most commonly used language of the present times basically in
servers programming (web search, e-commerce), video games, systems
programming and drivers. Pay package $93,502.
6.JavaScript: This is a dynamic programming language and
is most commonly used as a part of the web browsers. It is basically a
scripting language that is supported by all the web browsers. JavaScript
is one of the 3 major languages which every web developer should
learn: HTML this defines the content of the web pages, CSS it helps to specify the layout of the web pages and JavaScript helps
to program the behavior and indirectly the interactivity of the web
pages. JavaScript is easy to learn and has its use in building
responsive websites, to detect client browsers, create cookies, validate
web forms. Pay scale $91,461.
7.C: This is a computer programming language designed to
do the System Programming for the operating system UNIX. Developed in
early 1970 this is an imperative programming language. C is also known
as portable language as it has been developed for many types of computer
and is basically a popular System Programming Language. If one learns C
then it is easier to learn other languages like JAVA, C++, JavaScript
etc are based on the language C. Most commonly this language is used in
operating systems, network drivers, language interpreters and databases.
Pay scale around $90,134.
8.C# This is a multi purpose programming language used in
developmental needs and is known as "C Sharp." This is a hybrid of C
and C++ languages. It is highly portable because it helps to exchange
the information over web. C# is mostly used in various desktop
applications, in the web development, and simple command line utilities.
C# is tied with Microsoft Operating system and hence has a wide use.
Programmers can draw a package of $89,074.
9.Visual Basic: This is basically a graphical programming
language. Visual Basic Express helps to create programs for Microsoft
Windows. Programmers can create useful programs by learning just a few
of its features. Majority of the developers use this language to create
GUI or graphical user interfaces like games, educational programs,
inventory management, payroll system and so on. Pay scale would be $85,962.
10.SQL: Structured Query Language is special purpose
programming language developed to manage the data in relational
databases. Basically used by web based applications which store and
retrieve huge database. Majorly used in the Content Management System
(CMS) or in blogs where one would require to pull data as per their
requirement. So most commonly this program is used in management of huge
databases like blogs, CMS, e commerce websites. Pay scale would be $85,511.
