5 Emerging Programming Languages with a Bright Future

According to Google, there are around 700 programming languages. However, only a small chunk is well known, popular, or on the rise. Today, the programming languages that take up the top tier according to Mitch Pronschinske are “Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, C#, C++, and Objective-C.” These languages are used everywhere and most jobs require software developers or engineers to know at least one of these languages. Furthermore, the second tier, according to Mitch Pronschinske, is “Scala, Go, Swift, Clojure, and Haskell.” These languages are used within specific major companies and are rare to see anywhere else. The third tier is what he calls the emerging programming languages with a bright future. These are Elm, Rust, Kotlin, Crystal, and Elixir.

Elm is becoming popular due to the exploding popularity of JavaScript, which transpiles to JavaScript. Rust is a systems programming language growing among web developers and has been awarded as the most loved technology in StackOverflow’s 2016 survey. Kotilin is similar to Scala, has been around for five years, and is on the rise due to its work productivity. Crystal is another potential C replacement that is popular among web developers. Since there are many Ruby startups these days and Crystal is almost identical to Crystal in syntax, Crystal has the potential to take Ruby applications’ performance to the next level. Last but not least is Elixir. According to Mitch Pronschinske, this language is focused on creating high-availability, low-latency systems.

I am a computer science major and I have never used any of these languages before. I tend to focus on the top tier languages because of their popularity, matureness, and since they are taught in my courses. I believe that many of the top languages today will be dethroned by emerging ones. The top tier list has been changing for years, and it’s interesting to see what becomes the new best thing. Have you heard of any of these languages? Have you used any? If yes, how was your experience with them compared to others?

source: https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/5-emerging-programming-languages-bright-future

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