What would be the most profitable computer language (PHP , C++ , Java etc) to learn right now?

Question

What would be the most profitable computer language to learn right now? What would be the fastest and easiest way to learn it?

Answer 1

IMHO, go for PHP.

Answer 2

according to the language popularity graphs below, C, Java, C++, PHP, SQL and Perl are consistently on top of the list.



get a good book, learn the basics and join an open source project to help code.

Answer 3

C# or PHP



Just depends if you want to work with Microsoft (C#) or with Open Source (PHP) technologies. I use both languages right now depending on the situation and the customer needs.



You could always do a job search for both of those languages and see which is HOT right now, as that is something which will change all the time.



I've found that the best way to work with C# is using their own tool, Visual Studio. Which isn't exactly a cheap product. So you have to also ask yourself if you want to learn for free OR spend the upfront cost of purchasing any needed software for the language you go with.



After you learn on scripting language, I found if REALLY easy to pick up on new scripting languages. Since you will have the base understanding of how to program and with with Objects, Functions, Classes, etc...

Answer 4

Java is obviously the most profitable one. PHP's scope is limited. C++ scope is too not much as compared to Java. Using Java, Mobile Applications can be created(softwares, games etc) and many other powerful features and the broad scope in the industry.

Answer 5

- java or C# for business applications

- C# (aspx) or php for web development.



To get an accurate answer, just look through some job websites and see what kind of programmers are asked for the most.

Answer 6

There is no absolute, universal 'easiest' language. Some are easy for some people to learn but not so easy for others, and vice versa. Python is one of the easiest to learn and highly recommended for beginners. BASIC is also fairly easy to learn, but some people believe BASIC teaches programmers bad habits and should thus be avoided; I'm undecided on that myself. Pascal is about the same as BASIC, at least based on what I remember from my short fling with it. C is a little more difficult (but nice and powerful), and C++ is a little more difficult than that (OOP can be ugly to learn for a beginner). Some flavor of assembly might be considered 'most difficult,' but it's really just time-consuming to code in. You also have to be very careful about using your data in its proper context, otherwise you can get wildly unpredictable results (some are just wrong while others can corrupt other data or even crash your system). I actually prefer assembly because it removes all the abstraction other languages introduce. I can handle thinking procedurally better than an OOP approach. You could also do programming with a hex editor, if you are so inclined. That would probably be the most difficult approach short of using binary. To do that you'd probably have to write your own compiler/assembler, and you'd have to have either an excellent memory or a very thorough yet well organized reference manual.

Answer 7

C#, or Java, or PHP.