The Top Five Programming Languages to Learn for a Job in 2018
In this video, we're going to cover the top five programming languages that you need to learn in order to get a job in 2018 without needing a college degree. We'll be ranking these programming languages from number five to number one based on three things: the time it takes for even an absolute beginner to go from just learning to building practical real-world apps and then getting a job without even needing a college degree; the job market, including the demand for these programming languages and the average salary for each developer; and productivity, including development time and how quickly you can bring your ideas to life.
Java: Number Five
Java is primarily an object-oriented language and it's been around forever. It's in most companies, which makes it a great choice for beginners who want to get started with programming. However, the learning curve for Java is a bit difficult, especially for those who are new to programming. The simplest example of writing a program can be achieved in many other programming languages with just one line of code, whereas in Java, you have to know about compiling and classes, which can make it harder to get started. Despite this, Java is still a great choice for beginners, and the average developer salary starts at $74,000 a year.
Swift: Number Four
Swift is the programming language used for iOS apps, including iPads, iPods, and iPhones. If you download any app on your phone or tablet, chances are it's written in Swift. The average developer salary for Swift starts at $80,000 a year, which makes it an attractive choice for those looking to build iOS apps. However, the learning curve for Swift can be steep, especially for beginners who aren't familiar with Objective-C or other programming languages used in iOS development.
Ruby on Rails: Number Three
Ruby on Rails is essentially the programming language Ruby combined with a web development framework called Rails. It's designed for developing web applications quickly and easily, making it a great choice for developers who want to build apps fast. The learning curve for Ruby on Rails is simple and straightforward, and the code reads like English, making it easy to understand and work with. However, some of the other programming languages we'll mention are more popular and higher paid than Ruby on Rails, which puts it at number three in our ranking.
JavaScript: Number Two
JavaScript is a very hot language that's been gaining popularity in recent years. Many developers are already familiar with JavaScript, and it's being used for developing complex web applications quickly and easily. The average developer salary for JavaScript starts at $74,000 a year, which makes it an attractive choice for those looking to build web apps. However, we're going to get some controversy on this because of the popularity of other languages that we'll mention later.
Learning Any of These Languages Can Get You a Job in 2018
Whether you choose Java, Swift, Ruby on Rails, or JavaScript, learning any of these programming languages can help you get a job in 2018 without needing a college degree. With the right skills and knowledge, you can build practical real-world apps and get hired by companies that need developers with your expertise.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey you, in this videowe're gonna be coveringthe top five programming languagesfor you to learn so youcan get a job in 2018without needing a college degree.How we're gonna rank theseprogramming languagesfrom number five to numberone is based on three things.Number one, the time ittakes for even an absolutebeginner to go from just learningto building practical realworld apps and then going on to get a jobwithout even needing a college degree.Number two, the job market.So what is the demand forthese programming languages,what's the average salaryfor each developer?And number three, what we're gonnabase it off on is productivity.So in terms of developmenttime, how quickly does itlet you bring your ideas to life?This is very importantbecause when a company islooking to hire you, theywant to make sure thatyou're very productive interms of your development.And if you build things quicker,you're effectively savingthem a lot of cost.What they would pay adeveloper two times for,you can do it twice fasteror maybe five times faster.And so they're saving a lotof money on you which meansthat they're profitableon you, which means thatthey're likely to pay you more.With that said, I hope you are excitedand without any further ado,let's jump right into it.(electronic intro music)Hey, this is Qazi fromcleverprogrammer.comAlright, let's startwith number five: Java.Java is primarily anobject-oriented languageand it is a de facto standard,it's been around forever.And now it's in most companies.The great thing about it isalso that you can build nativeAndroid apps using theJava programming language.Average developer salariesstart at $74,000 a year.The only reason I putit kind of at the bottomis that the learning curve forsomebody who's a beginner,it's a little bit difficult.So take the simplest example in terms ofwriting the simplestprogram ever, in a bunch ofprogramming languages you can just writeone line of code andit actually does stuff.In Java, you have toactually know about compilingand classes and commandline and it's not very easyto just run anywhere on the web.So learning curve,portability, all those thingspretty difficult and that's whywe're gonna place it on number five.With that said, let's move on.Number four, we've got Swift.Swift, you've probably heard of it.If not, no problem, that's whatI'm here to tell you about.Swift is the programming languagethat is used for iOS apps.So iPads, iPods, iPhones.The Swift programminglanguage and you can use itto build native iOS apps, okay.So think about any app thatyou download on your phone,right, like for example Wunderlist.If you download it on your phone,chances are it's written in iOS.If you download it on youriPhone, that's what I mean.And then if you're using it,that's what it's made with.Average developer salaries arestarting at $80,000 a year.So great programming language,I see a lot of future in Swift,especially with iPhone kind of, you know,it's going to be around for a long timeand iOS apps are not going anywhereand they're very, verypowerful and needed.The only problem is that itis a little bit difficultto learn and get started with.With that said, let's move on tonumber three: Ruby on Rails.Now what is Ruby on Rails?It's essentially theprogramming language Ruby,but then when you combinea web development frameworkon it so that's calledRails, when you combine themtogether people call them Ruby on Rails.Ruby on Rails is fordeveloping web applications.And being able to doit very, very quickly.So making things like eCommercestores or something like Twitter.You can make those apps inRuby and it's very, very easy.The learning curve is prettysimple and straightforward.Another great thing about itis that it reads like English.It almost feels like whenyou look at the code,you feel like you're readingEnglish, you're reading a book.The only reason I'm puttingit on number three is becausesome of the other programming languagesthat I'm gonna mentionare actually more popularand higher paid than Ruby.Ruby average developermakes $74,000 a year.Awesome, with that said let's move on tothe next programming language.Number two: JavaScript.This is a very, very hot languageand a lot of you are probablygoing to be very surprisedand I'm probably gonna get alot of controversy on this.Like, \"Oh my God, JavaScript?!\"Okay, let me break it down.JavaScript is an awesomeprogramming language.Very, very popular, if youtype it in it's gonna come uplike as one of the first ones.And you can run it pretty much anywhere.So if you just go to Chrome andright click and hit inspect,you can see, you can actually even type inJavaScript right there and run it.So you can run it rightinside of your web browser.You don't need anythinginstalled on your computerand it just runs in the web.And this programming languageis pretty much on all websitesor all websites that you visit as well.So it's on Facebook,and it's gonna be on CNNor wherever you go, Amazon,JavaScript is gonna be there.This is a great programminglanguage but stillbecause of how JavaScript,the reason why I wouldsay it's a little bitdifficult to learn and practiceis because of also thereason that it's on the web.There are many, manydifferent things you can doand many different options and that'swhat also can be confusing about it,especially when you'restarting to learn coding.You wanna just do stuff and move onand not have to worry aboutthat, oh there are a hundreddifferent ways to do one thing.And they're now trying tomake it simpler, that's one oftheir goals, and makeit more standardized.But when it was being madeearlier it was kind of likea project that got done really, reallyquickly in just a few daysand it became really popularand it turned into JavaScript.And now everybody's usingit and they're like,\"Man, this seems like there is no controland we have to make it more modularizedand make it more simplefor everybody to follow.\"For somebody who's just tryingto learn and starting out,JavaScript, I would think aboutnot starting off with right away.Also, great language andthe average salary fordevelopers starts at$110,000 a year, awesome.Number one...Python.So the reason why I've putPython on number one isbecause of mainly three reasons.Number one, it's the easiestprogramming language to learn.It's one of the most paidprogramming languages.Average salaries start at $116,000 a year.And it's one of the most popularprogramming language to learn.So the reason why I sayit's easy to learn is thatif you look at a lot ofthe introductory coursesthat are being taught in the U.S. even,you'll see that all of them areshifting to teaching Python.And the reason for that is that it's easyso they want the college studentsto start off with Python.But then it can be scaledand it's very powerful.So to give you an exampleof how powerful it is,this platform you mightbe watching this video onis YouTube, and YouTube isbuilt with Python, right.Granted, there are many otherprogramming languages thereas well, but primarilyit's written in Python.Google is written in Python.You have Spotify in Python, Reddit, Quora,Hipmunk, and the list goes on.So this is to show youthat this is not justa beginner programming language,but then you can scale itand do really real world things with it.And that's really the beauty of it.And you can do anythingfrom machine learning,so you can create robotsthat can think for themselvesand do really coolstuff, to web developmentand creating apps, sharingyour ideas with the world.You can combine web developmentwith machine learning.You know, the possibilitiesare kind of limitless.Now I don't wanna just talk about it.I wanna show you how easy it isand you don't even need anythinginstalled to run Python.You can even run it online on web serviceslike Repl.it, okay, so I'mhighlighting that here.And you can do it very simply.So for example, if I want to do somethingI can do it very easily,so check this out, okay.YouTube turtle, we havethis, alright let's run it.So I really hope thatyou enjoyed this video.These were the top five programminglanguages and here are their salaries.With that said, if youare interested in takingyour career as a developer to thenext level, I have a course coming up.It's called \"The Profitable Programmer.\"It's our flagship courseat Clever Programmerthat shows you how to create appsand how to land your first clientwith Pyhthon in less than 90 days.We show you step-by-step, evenif you're a complete beginner.And this course has everythingfrom the basics of Pythonto web development to landing clients.If you're interested, I havethe link in the description.And here's the link in the video as well.Go to this page, put inyour name and e-mail,and I will put you on theVIP wait list for this courseand I'll give you a bonus ofshowing you my top resourcesI used to learn programmingin less than three months.And I'll give you all of that forfree if you join this list now.That's it for this video,thank you so much for watching.Don't forget to leave a likeand subscribe to this channel.As always, I love your faces offand I'll see you in the next video.\n"
