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As a recruiter, it is clear that the most successful languages still growing in popularity in 2022 are:

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Edit: golang is small in terms usage but is on the way up definitely

All the rest are in decline or remaining at a constant level of acceptance.

So if hiring / recruiting is important, use C# or TypeScript or Python.

If you want to cause yourself deep hiring/recruiting pain, build your systems with Ruby or use lesser known frameworks and languages such as Erlang/Elixir.

C# seems like an excellent choice for Linux based development - it's mature, there's a vast talent pool, theres vast knowledge and community resource for getting problems and questions answered.



I’m curious, why not Java? I’m sure Java and JVM languages like Kotlin are quite popular in the industry.


It's just my opinion that Java is waning in popularity.

It will always be big and always be around, but it's losing popularity.


Your list was surprising but I'm in infrastructure software. There seems endless demand for c++, java and lately rust as the languages used for database implementations.


You should clarify which country you recruit in/for, because these things can vary a great deal between different markets.


Australia.


Yup, Australia has a real hard on for C#. As a dev in Australia, I can support the list you gave, but I'd be cautious to extend that globally.


I'm from Europe and there's a lot of .NET jobs here too. In my experience, the US is the outlier with a very small .NET presence.


C#/.NET (and Java) run the Fortune 1000 and pretty much every enterprise and internal line-of-business app in the country.

It's the other language stacks that are smaller, but just get more attention on startup-related discussion boards.


Maybe just out of SV, because at least in Florida there are lots of it.




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