What are the most widely used coding languages and what are they used for?
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Some of the most widely used coding languages are (ranked from most popular to least popular):
- SQL SQL is one of the most popular coding languages. SQL often has what are called 'queries' which are standalone lines. These are used to do 'actions' to a database such as creating, reading, updating or deleting. A popular website that uses SQL is Wikipedia.
- Java (different from JavaScript). Java is designed to run on any operating system unlike some other coding languages, and it is most commonly used to create apps for android systems. Java is running on approximatly 7 billion devices in the world. Many use Java to code because of it's simplicity
- Java script (seperate from Java). Java Script is most commonly used on websites and webpages to make them interactive. An example of Javascript code is on the home page of this website, where at the bottom the word 'Coding' is created out of small dots. Try running your mouse over the word 'coding.' This is an example of an interactive created by Javascript. Javascript is one of the most used coding languages in the world.
- Python Python was created in 1991, and it was created to make sure that the code was readable. This was one of the reasons why Python is so popular for people learning coding for the first time. However, in terms of websites, python is rarely used, however, Google, one of the worlds biggest and most popular search engines uses Python.
- C# and C++ C# is a semi-new coding language and is used by Microsoft. However, C# only runs on windows. C++, was used in the creating of many Adobe and Microsoft programs and applications. C++ is the best coding language for applications that require video and audio processing.
- PHP PHP is a coding language that produces unique web pages. PHP can be used to create web pages written in Html aswell. PHP is usually 'communicating' with SQL and Html.
Although there seems like there are alot of coding languages here, there are many more that have been created by producers like Apple and coding languages specifically created to act upon mouse clicks.
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