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Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language?
1 points by armajid 1150 days ago
That is to say, which language do most large enterprises use primarily and regularly hire people for.

My hunch says Java with the experience I've had job searching but I can't help but feel (or hope) Python is becoming more prevalent.

6 comments

Java 100%. The product manager of programming languages.
Nobody ever gets fired for writing Java boilerplate.
What do you mean by "corporate"? In the past, I'd have wagered C#, Java second, though I'd consider JavaScript / TypeScript to be quite more frequently utilized. Go / Rust / C++ are always good choices.
Corporate meaning big businesses; not startups or SMEs.
I would think javascript/html/css are pretty big. at least as a secondary type thing.
Java followed by C#

... but Go is making serious inroads into the Java market.

I would also say Java, followed by C#