Top 10 Programming Languages for Engineers to Watch Out in 2021

A glimpse on the list of popular programming languages for engineers in 2021

Programming skills are needed for the majority of tech employment in today's world. Learning programming languages is important for a successful tech career. After all, people all over the world use thousands of different programming languages. But, out of this bunch of languages, which are the most widely used?

Analytics Insight has listed out the top 10 programming languages for engineers to watch out for this year:

MATLAB

MATLAB is a scripting language as well as a computing environment. Engineers who want to do numerical analysis would find it extremely useful. In comparison to other programming languages, the language is flexible, simple, and easy to understand. However, since it is more based on mathematical procedures and models, MATLAB is mostly used for engineering calculations and models. It is not possible to learn the language for free.

JavaScript

On the Internet, JavaScript is a well-known programming language. It is also known as the programming language of HTML  and is widely used on websites. JavaScript is a simple programming language to pick up. It is, in reality, simpler than the majority of programming languages. Since HTML and CSS are the pillars of an aesthetically pleasing website, web developers learn this programming language alongside them.

R

R is widely used in statistical analytics and machine learning applications. The language is adaptable and operates on a variety of platforms. R has been implemented by several major corporations to examine their huge data sets, so R programmers are in high demand. R is a programming language that is mainly used in statistical applications.

Python

Python is a powerful software programming language that is excellent for programming scripts and is particularly useful for automating procedures in engineering projects. Python's main advantage is that it is easy to understand and is a simpler language than many other software programming languages. You would need about 5 times less code for any given feature in a Python program than you will in a Java or C++ program. While other languages' precision is essential at times, Python can help any project, from films to enterprise programs, move along more smoothly.

Go

Google created Go as a system-level programming language that is powerful, readable, and convenient. It's ideal for distributed systems, where systems are spread around many networks and must communicate by transmitting messages to one another. Go has a broad standards library and comprehensive documentation, despite being a relatively new language. It is mainly used in applications that need a large amount of data to be processed. Netflix, Twitch, and Uber are among the businesses that use Go for specific applications.

Dart

Dart is a simple, iterative, open-source programming language developed by Google for server-side and browser-side programming. Dart helps to write a single application for both Android and iOS and enables code sharing across mobile apps on various platforms, while most frameworks only share a portion of the codebase across platforms.

Swift

Apple created Swift to help developers create iOS apps. As the popularity of iOS apps grows around the world, it will continue to be one of the most in-demand languages in 2021. Swift is also easy to understand and embraces almost all of Objective-C, making it the perfect language for mobile developers.

Objective-C

Objective-C is an object-oriented programming language. As a result, it's often referred to as an object-oriented programming language or OOP. It uses a Smalltalk style that is close to C programming. Smalltalk was created for a future in which humans and computers collaborate. It is an object-oriented programming language that was originally created for educational purposes.

PHP

When a website regularly requests information from a server, PHP is commonly used for server-side web development. Since PHP is an older programming language, it has a wide community of users who have created frameworks, libraries, and automation tools to make it easier to use. PHP code is also simple to debug.

C++

C++ is a language extension for the C programming language. It's a mid-level programming language with elements of both low-level and high-level languages. C++ interfaces are used for the majority of CAD applications. Since mechanical engineering is more closely linked to robotics and automation, a programming language such as C++ will be the best choice for mechanical engineers.