The most popular programming languages in 2022

Programming languages are so popular and widely used this days worldwide, because they allow us to communicate to computers, which is so important nowadays because our world is moving to digital world quickly in every aspect of life, so we need to be able to make programs, websites, apps… which are critical this days in our daily life.

But not all programming languages have the same popularity, some of them are so popular and some others are less popular, so what are the most popular programming languages in 2022? And what makes them that popular?

Without further ado let’s dive into our most popular programming languages in 2022 list!

1 - Python:

Python is one of the easiest programming languages in the world. It allows you to write short, simple, clear and clean code in a short time. It's the first most popular programming language in years and now in 2022 it’s still in the top.

Python is so popular because it’s easy to learn, understand and write code with it, the majority of newcomers to programming choose python to start with, as it is beginner friendly and has simple syntax which is important because most of the beginners in programming find it hard to memorize the syntax, especially syntaxes that has many braces and parentheses.

Moreover, python has a huge helpful community, you can’t get stuck in python without finding a solution, there is probably an answer for every question you ask about python in websites such as Stackoverflow.

Now let's go to the second most popular language.

2 - Javascript:

Javascript shortened to JS is a front-end scripting language that is used to make interactive web pages, make browser games, animations… It is a client side language, that means Javascript code is executed in the client browser.

It is mostly used alongside HTML, CSS to make a complete interactive, and well designed webpage, it can also be used in mobile development , desktop app and back-end web development.
Javascript is so popular for many reasons and some of them are:

To start programming in javascript you don’t even need to download anything, you already have all what you need to code in javascript, It’s your browser! Yes, javascript works in all browsers, so if you have a browser you are ready to go with javascript.

Javascript has an active community and so many libraries that make working with the language easy and fun.

3 - Java:

Java is one of the most popular programming languages, it has write once run anywhere philosophy which means you write the code one time and you can run it on mobile, desktop, embedded systems. It is also used for android development, most of android apps are written in java, although nowadays android applications are a mix of java and kotlin code.

Java is so popular because it is platform independent, that means a java program can run on different devices. In addition to that, you can use java in pretty much anything: data science, machine learning, mobile development and so much more.

Java has a huge community that is ready to help every beginner.

4 - C#:

C# pronounced C sharp is a programming language developed by microsoft and most of microsoft apps are written using this language, C# is efficient in system management as it collects the garbage automatically, It is used in developing desktop and web applications, moreover it is used in game development in unity engine.

C# gained its popularity because it is used in game development in unity engine, which is one of the most popular game engines, and it is an in-demand skill because of its power and flexibility.

5 - C:

C is without doubt a popular programming language. It is the first thing that comes to my mind and to a lot of people’s mind when they think about programming, it is a general-purpose programming language.

C is used for scripting system applications like windows, Linux, Unix. And it is the fastest programming language and that’s one of the reasons that made it popular, because when you need a program that performs intensive calculations or processing you don’t have a better option than C.

C is one of the oldest programming languages; it appeared for the first time in 1972.

6 - C++:

C++ is a general purpose programming language that is heavily used in making video games nowadays. .

Game developers use C++ to make video games, C++ is the number 1 programming language to use when you are going to develop a video game, it’s the industry standard. Game developers prefer C++ to program video games because:

1 -  It is one of the fastest programming languages. Modern video games need intensive processing and the game must run fast without lags. That's why a fast programming language is needed.

2 - C++ has more control then other programming languages like memory management and so on… A video game developer needs as much control as possible to make his game as optimal in performance as possible.

Conclusion:

Every programming language has its upsides and downsides and that is what makes every programming language unique and very in popularity.