what is the most in demand programming language at the present time

[holden j caufield]

I've learned c++ in school but I'm thinking about learning visual basic since it seems to be in very high demand. thx

 

[Ladi]

Depends what field and company you're going into...some will be happy with the c++, some will want VB, some will want java, some will want c...

Generally speaking, however, once you know one O-O language, it's quite easy to learn them another...

~Ladi

 

[Sunner]

Java/C++ for real languages, personally, I sorta hate VB, so I wont give any comment on that.
C++ is the most common now, but Java is comming strong, so thats a good investment for the future.

 

[DAM]

i would have to say that java is pretty big now, maybe bigger than c/c++, how can you check? look around in some of the websites that offer jobs to programmers, like headhunter and such websites.




dam()

 

[DrSheep]

Java, C++, C# (c sharp, next version of c++), pural are all good for this web age.

 

[Srikanth]

Yep, Java.

 

[JaiKnight]

Is Java really bigger than C++? I'm learning Java right now, which is good, but for all the jobs I've seen (for our co-op process) everybody seems to want C++...

 

[BCYL]

Well Java and C++ is very closely related, so once you learn one it is very easy to learn the other... but I have to say going from C++ to java is easier than the other way around, since Java does a lot of things for you, while in C++ those things you have to do yourself... Releasing resources (garbage collection) comes to mind...

 

[holden j caufield]

yeah Java would probably be real easy to pick up after C++ but I know someone who works for a big recruiting/consulting firm and she says that if I knew VB it would be real easy to find a good job.

 

[BFG10K]

Definitely C/C++. Most game developers tend to lean toward C and other commercial programs are built using OOP in C++. Despite what people will tell you C/C++ is by far the most widely used language in the world.

 

[Sunner]

Somehow I doubt C# will ever be a real replacement for C++, considdering Microsoft brought that one out.

I think their goal with C# is to screw up for Java, since they just cant stand not having control over just about everything out there, I hope it fails miserably :|

 

[HigherGround]

C++ is here to stay, simply because of performance issues...even with a highly optimized JIT compilers Java cannot keep up with a C/C++ compiled code. Obviously the big thing in Java is the ability to cross-over to different platforms with minimal effort and thats why it so attractive to the employers. Nevertherless, if perforamce is in question C++ will be most likely chosen over Java. If You are fluent in both, than You are in a driver seat.