programming language is a language made up of specific terms and instructions, that is used by programmers to communicate with computers device, to perform a specific tasks or functions.
By learning programming languages, this allow to create and develop computer programs, mobile apps, games, websites, …, and to programme the microcontrollers.
There is large number of programming languages, but there are some popular programming languages that are more widely used than others.
Popular Programming Languages:
C Language: is a popular, simple, structure-oriented, middle-level programming language, developed in 1972.
Used to develop low-level applications (design applications like Text Editors, Compilers, Network devices), and used to make programs run faster, and many more.
C++: is a middle-level programming language, object-oriented, that use to develop software, and it an extension of C language, and includes some additional features such as exception handling, type checking, developed in 1980.
Used to develop system/application software, drivers, client-server applications, etc
C#: is a object-oriented programming language, modern, pronounced as C sharp. Mainly designed to improve productivity in web applications, was developed in 2000.
Used to develop software applications that accompany Visual Studio IDE, helps developers create XML web services, and used to create and devloped games and mobile apps.
Java: is a high-level programming language, object-oriented, simple, secure, platform-independent, developed in 1995.
Used to develop desktop applications, mobile apps, games, web, big data, and programming cell phones.
Python: is an advanced programming language, object-oriented, platform-independent, simple to learn and easily read, developed in the 1990.
Used in Web Development, Game Development, Machine Learning, Audio and Video Applications, Finance, Data visualisation, Data analytics.
SQL: is not a development language, but rather is a database query language, that allows for adding, accessing and managing content in a database, was developed in 1970.
Used to Data Analysis, Big Data Mining, and used across industries like professional servers, business and finance.
PHP: is a scripting language stands for Hypertext Preprocessor, designed mainly to create static as well as dynamic websites that effectively work with databases. developed in 1994.
Used in web application development, server-side scripting, command line scripting.
