Programming Languages in 2025

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Which programming languages will be most in demand in 2025?

Natasha Sturrock · Answer

I’d say Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Rust are going to stay hot in 2025 — Python for AI and data, JS/TS for web apps, and Rust for performance-critical systems. Go and Kotlin/Swift will also keep growing for cloud and mobile. Curious what others think — any surprise languages you’re betting on?

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I think that 2025 is almost over. Perhaps you should be asking about 2026. I think reearching what is currently in demand is a good start for answering that question. If you research what is currently in demand then you will get different results. It is not clear what exactly is demand. Apparaently Python, C++, C, Java, C# and JavaScript are the most in demand but it is not clear what the order of popularity is. Note that environment is important. C++ is used for most anything except not much in websites. And for websites, WebAssembly makes it possible to use most any language in a browser therefore JavaScript might declline in use in the future. One of the earliest users of C who co-authored the book about the C languge got frustared with Rust and says he thinks it will not grow in use as much as many people think.

Programming Languages in 2025

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