Top 5 Programming Languages: A Non-Technical Guide to the Basics
We have all been in situations where we listened to software engineers and didn’t understand what they were talking about. In this video, I will explain what a programming language is, the 5 most popular ones (JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, C/C++), and I will give you some questions to understand technology choices in your project better.
Questions you can ask to understand the technology choices in your project better:
Does the problem define the programming language?
How popular is the language? How long does it exist?
Does the language align with our company's technology stack?
How quickly could we hire and/or onboard people to the project?
What are examples of other companies using this technology successfully on similar projects?
Further reading:
Codeacademy: What is programming
https://www.codecademy.com/article/wh...
Javatpoint: Programming Language
https://www.javatpoint.com/programmin...
TIOBE: Programming language popularity index
https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
Outline
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - What is a programming language
01:15 - Why do we need programming languages
02:13 - High- and Low-Level Languages
03:28 - JavaScript
04:01 - Python
04:50 - Java
05:35 - C#
06:11 - C/C++
07:38 - Understanding the technology choices
09:40 - Disclaimer
10:07 - Outro