How to choose your portfolio of cloud programming languages
March 12, 2015
Grazed from TechRepublic. Author: Nick Hardiman.
The knowledge forum Big Think recorded a video with Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of the C++ programming language: "What are the five most important languages that programmers should know?" He said, "Nobody should call themselves a professional if they know only one language."
So in Stroustrup’s opinion, it’s no good saying, "I love Perl. There is only one language, and that is Perl." If entry-level developers have nailed their first language and want to get serious in the cloud computing world, they need a portfolio of programming languages to call their own. But which ones? What programming languages should a cloud developer pick…
Pick languages by popularity?
If a young apprentice developer needs to earn money, he can search for the top languages requested by employers. The IEEE Top Programming Languages app (requires sign-up) gives a breakdown of these languages…
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