{"id":4046,"date":"2019-06-10T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/?p=4046"},"modified":"2019-10-24T15:42:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T22:42:43","slug":"what-are-some-common-programming-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/what-are-some-common-programming-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some common programming languages?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/web-development.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/web-development.jpeg\" alt=\"web development \" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/web-development.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/web-development-300x201.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While many occupations require their employees to possess a certain set of skills and expertise, computer programmers are obliged to learn a whole new language. While these electronic coding languages aren\u2019t quite like our languages <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 having a vocabulary and an alphabet \u2014 they do consist of a special set of commands and abbreviations that are arranged in order to function on the platform. So, let\u2019s take a look at a few languages that would be helpful to know if you\u2019re steering towards a career in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/development-c-397?utm_source=Blog_May2019_CodingLanguages\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/design-c-320?utm_source=Blog_May2019_CodingLanguages\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">design<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/what-are-some-common-programming-languages\/#JavaScipt\" >JavaScipt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/what-are-some-common-programming-languages\/#Python\" >Python<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/what-are-some-common-programming-languages\/#Swift\" >Swift<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/what-are-some-common-programming-languages\/#Java\" >Java<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"JavaScipt\"><\/span><b>JavaScipt<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although JavaScript has been around since the first websites launched in 1995, it still remains the most used coding language in the world. Considered to be a high-level scripting language, JavaScript is widely used by programmers to add functionality and interactivity to various e-commerce web page styles. This frontend language is used by many notable websites including, YouTube, Facebook, Google, Wikipedia and Amazon. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Python\"><\/span><b>Python<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to learn and understand, Python is a must for many web development jobs. While this high-level interpreted coding language runs on a range of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/shop-by-ecommerce-platforms-c-179?utm_source=Blog_May2019_CodingLanguages\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e-commerce platforms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it was designed to emphasize readability due to its clear and expressive syntax. Known for being multi-purpose, Python is mainly used by coders who write scientific and numerical software. It\u2019s free, open-sourced and possesses an easy integration with web services. This coding language is also used by many big playing websites, such as YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest and SurveyMonkey as well as popular video games like World of Tanks, Sims 4 and Toontown. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Swift\"><\/span><b>Swift<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This 5-year-old Apple development is a common language for mobile platforms. While Swift supports a range of other programming languages, it\u2019s mainly used on Linux or Mac applications. When it comes to web development, Swift has mastered safety performance and software design, helping programmers catch mistakes before the software goes to production. Having a clean syntax, Swift is popularly used by App studios such as KeepSafe and Solstice as well as a number of iOS apps such as Mozilla Firefox, WordPress and SoundCloud. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Java\"><\/span><b>Java <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to web development, you need your coding skills to be ready for cross-platform compatibility. That\u2019s why many programmers take the time to learn Java. This language has been used all over the world on everything from web to desktop programming. Although it\u2019s more commonly used to create Android apps, Java is flexible to run on a wide range of e-commerce platforms and smartphone frameworks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What coding language(s) have you mastered? Let\u2019s start a web development conversation in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alex Wilks is the <a href=\"https:\/\/trek.marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media &amp; Content Creator for Trek Marketing.<\/a> Her work has been featured on Global News, Black Press Media, andthe Kwantlen Chronicle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many occupations require their employees to possess a certain set of skills and expertise, computer programmers are obliged to learn a whole new language. While these electronic coding languages aren\u2019t quite like our languages \u2014 having a vocabulary and an alphabet \u2014 they do consist of a special set of commands and abbreviations that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":4047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[818,5,6,586],"tags":[959,997,9,589],"class_list":["post-4046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-commerce-platforms","category-usability","category-visual-design","category-web-development","tag-coding","tag-coding-languages","tag-web-design","tag-web-development-2"],"modified_by":"Numinix Developer","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/web-development.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}