Top 5 Programming Languages to learn in 2022

Krishan Kumar
4 min readDec 5, 2021

So, Here’s the end of the year, we are in the last month of 2021, and which programming language stands out in 2021 so that we can learn that and which programming language will be dominating the Developer Role 2022.

1. Javascript

With the growing demand for Website Development as every startup or company needs a website for their branding as well as an online presence. Javascript is responsible for responsiveness in the websites. It can be used in Backend as well as in Frontend. Javascript is leading the popularity chart of programming languages in 2021 and is going nowhere in 2022.

Here are the Salary Insights of Javascript Developer

Source: Linkedin
Source: Glassdoor

2. Python

Nowadays, Python is being widely used in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and it plays a vital role in automation tasks like Bots. As python is a beginner-friendly language it is easy to learn as it comes up with a lot of libraries and makes it easy for developers to do more in fewer lines.

Here are the Salary Insights of Python Developer

Source: Linkedin
Source: Glassdoor

3. Java

One of the biggest reasons why Java is so popular is its platform independence same file can be executed on Windows, Linux as well as Mac as it runs on JVM(Java Virtual Environment). It is widely used by Fortune 500 companies for their products and it's never gonna die in near future. Its wide range of applications involves Java as a programming language, Java in Web Development J2SE, Designing web pages using java with the use of FXML, and a lot more.

Here are the Salary Insights of Java Developer

4. PHP

Before writing anything I would say to have a look at the below stats.

Source: Google

PHP is a server-side programming language used in web development. PHP is not dying only the thing is that its popularity has decreased due to new programming languages emerging like Javascript and python-like languages.

Here are the Salary Insights of PHP Developer

Source: Linkedin
Source: Glassdoor

5. Kotlin

Kotlin is widely used to develop applications for Android Operating Systems. As with a growing number of companies, every company tries to develop its own application. And nowadays many applications are being developed and hence Kotlin also has a great demand.

Here are the Salary Insights of Kotlin Developer

Source: Linkedin
Source: Glassdoor

In the end, I would like to add that many languages and frameworks are less popular because of new emerging tech but it doesn’t mean that it will no longer be used in tech as many Fortune 500 companies have code in older languages as older is much stable as compared to new frameworks and older languages have a lot more support and a great community to help you.

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Krishan Kumar

Writing about tech as well as Data Structures and Algorithms