Top Programming Languages in 2021

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  • TypeScript

    TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.

  • TypeScript is a well-known name. Since its release in 2014, it is growing rapidly and maintaining its place in the list of top 10 striking programming languages 2021. It is developed by Microsoft. Well, it has emerged in response to growing dissatisfaction with JavaScript.

  • rust

    Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

  • Rust is a multi-paradigm programming language designed for performance and safety, especially safe concurrency While Rust is syntactically similar to C++ one thing that it can guarantee is memory safety by using a borrow checker to validate references.

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  • CPython

    The Python programming language

  • Python is trending nowadays like never before. It is the biggest competitor to JavaScript. Especially because of the rising trend of AI. Most, often, Python is used in Data Science, Machine Learning, Web Development, Computer Science Education, Computer Vision, and Image Processing, Game Development.

  • kotlin

    The Kotlin Programming Language.

  • Kotlin was developed by the Jet Brains team in an attempt to find something better than Java. Many experts claim that the goal has been achieved. Like Go, Kotlin cannot be called the trendist programming language. But statistics show that demand is growing. The effortless interoperation between Java and Kotlin makes Android development faster and enjoyable.

  • go

    The Go programming language

  • Go is the least known of all the programming languages, but that doesn't mean it is something you neglect. It was developed by Google in 2007 for APIs and web applications. In the past few years, Go has become one of the fastest-growing programming languages.

  • sdk

    The Dart SDK, including the VM, dart2js, core libraries, and more.

  • Dart is a client-optimized programming language for apps on multiple platforms. It was developed by Google and is used to build mobile, desktop, server, and web applications. Dart is an object-oriented, class-based, garbage-collected language with C-style syntax.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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