The 9 Best Programming Languages to Learn in 2023
If you’re new to the field of software development, the toughest part of learning programming is deciding where to begin. There are hundreds of programming languages in widespread use, each with its own complexities and idiosyncrasies.
The good news is that as you begin your journey as a software developer, you’ll start to discover which programming language will be most suitable for you, your interests, and your career goals.
In the list below, we go over the best and most in-demand programming languages for many of the most common use cases including web development, mobile development, game development, and more.
Which Programming Language to Learn Based on Your Career Goals
1. JavaScript
With increasing demand for dynamic, single page web applications, it’s nearly impossible to become a professional software developer without learning JavaScript. According to Stack Overflow's 2022 Developer's Survey, JavaScript is the most popular language among developers for the tenth year in a row. Nearly 66% of survey respondents reported that they had used JavaScript in the past year.
Along with HTML and CSS, JavaScript is essential to front-end web development. A majority of the web’s most popular sites, from Facebook and Twitter to Gmail and YouTube, rely on JavaScript to create interactive web pages and dynamically display content to users.
Although JavaScript is primarily a front-end language run on the browser, it can also be used on the server-side through Node.js to build scalable network applications. Node.js is compatible with Linux, SunOS, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Because JavaScript has a forgiving, flexible syntax and works across all major browsers, it is also one of the friendliest programming languages for beginners.
At Fullstack Academy, we chose to focus our curriculum on Javascript back in 2013. Now on our 10th year as leaders in the tech education space, Fullstack Academy continues to primarily teach full stack JavaScript across all our coding bootcamps for 2023--including our beginner-friendly Web Development Immersive and all-levels Grace Hopper Program for women and nonbinary coders.