C++, Go and Rust are some programming languages that are once again more popular, according to O’Reilly’s analysis. Python and Java do remain the programming languages that developers most want to learn about.
O’Reilly discloses in an analysis which programming languages were commonly used in 2021. For the analysis, O’Reilly uses data it collected itself. In fact, the company offers teaching modules to learn a programming language. Which content is viewed, O’Reilly combines with searches on the learning platform for the analysis.
Expanding skills
Among programming languages, C++ is once again winning over developers. According to the analysis, this sudden popularity is driven by IoT and game development. Material related to Go also became more popular, with a 23 percent increase. Rest material was even accessed 31 percent more often.
However, the most widely used programming languages remain Python and Java. These programming languages were previously found to be important to European companies. According to the report, it is possible that developers are now also showing more interest in learning programming languages that are usually less popular in order to get noticed by companies.
Security Trends
Mainly cybersecurity is alive and well among platform members. The search term was entered much more frequently. The trend was also found in the educational materials viewed, with a 270 percent increase. Material around privacy was accessed 90 percent more often, around identity there was a 50 percent increase, and material on application security was 45 percent more popular.
Cybersecurity is an important topic due to the increasing number of cyber attacks. To mitigate risks, it is important that employees have good access to the company’s IT department. Globally, 47 percent of employees still do not appear to be able to do so without inconvenience.