Top 10 Programming Languages to Learn in 2025 [UPDATED] (original) (raw)

Hello guys, we're just one week away from 2025. This is when most of us start making our goals like physical goals, educational goals, and financial goals. As a programmer, one of our goals is to learn new technologies and programming languages, but which languages should you learn? Since acquiring a programming language requires both time and patience, you should learn a language worth the effort; I mean., it can reward you with a better job and career growth. In this article, I will share with you the top 10 programming languages you can learn in 2025 to get a job in your favorite companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.

Many sites publish the list of top programming languages or technologies. Still, for my friends who use StackOverflow regularly and me, its developer survey provides a lot of useful insight.

The StackOverflow contains the biggest list of questions and answers on programming languages; I trust their list to be much more accurate than other sources. Still, I also add my own experience to tweak a little bit. In short, this is not the exact list you will see on the StackOverflow survey.

Even though Java is my favorite language, and I know a bit of C and C++, I am striving to learn more programming languages to expand my knowledge and improve my arsenal in the coming year.

I am particularly interested in Python and JavaScript, but you might be interested in something else. This list of top 10 programming languages will help you to make your learning goal for 2025.

10 Best Programming Languages to Learn in 2025

This list is inspired by many lists you will find online like the StackOverFlow, TIBOE, and others but, my list is a little bit different from the StackOverflow or any other list you will find online as I have used my experience to tweak it a bit and what you should learn in 2025.

1. Golang

If you are looking for a modern programming language to learn in 2025, then this is the one programming language you should spend time in 2025. I know it's not very popular and, at the same time, hard to learn, but I feel its usage will increase exponentially in 2025.

Since there are not many Go developers around and many companies will adopt it, it's probably the best time to learn Go, especially if you want to create frameworks and things like that.

If you can invest some time and become an expert in Go, you're going to be in high demand. So, how to start? Well, Go: The Complete Developer's Guide from Udemy is the online course I will take to begin with Go, which I bought last month for just 10$ from Udemy's sale price.

2. Java

Java, one of the most popular, powerful, and effective programming languages. Even though I have been using Java for years, I still have to learn many things, like many new features introduced in recent releases like var for local variables, Records, string in the switch, Text Block, Modules, and much more.

If you want to go into backend development, Android app development, and in general application development then Java is one of the best programming language to learn.

My goal for 2025 is to focus on recent Java changes on JDK 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 21. If yours is the same, then The Complete Java Masterclass is an excellent place to start with; it recently updated for Java 11 and Java 17.

3. JavaScript

Believe it or not, but JavaScript is the #1 language of the web. The rise of jQuery, Angular, Vue, Svelte, and React.js has made JavaScript even more popular. Since you just cannot stay away from the web, it's better to learn JavaScript sooner than later.

Even if you are not using Angular JS or React JS, many other libraries, like jQuery, are based on JavaScript. It's also the number one language for client-side validation, which makes it worth learning JavaScript.

If you want to become a web developer and mobile application developer in 2025 using React Native then you should learn JavaScript. It's the only language that supports complete full-stack development, which means you can not only create a frontend for a web application but also backend using node.js and mobile application frontend using React Native.

If you decide to learn JavaScript in 2025, this JavaScript Masterclass is an excellent place.

4. Python

Python has now toppled Java to become the most taught programming language in Universities and academics. I have been trying to learn Python since last year, but somehow, it always gets pushed down on my list of goals.

It's a compelling language and high to generate scripts. You will find a python module for everything you can think of like I was looking for a command to listen to UDP traffic on Linux but couldn't find anything, so I wrote a Python script in 10 minutes to do the same.

Python is also one of the best programming languages for Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and web development. It's actually one of the most popular all-around programming language which can be used to create a simple script for a complex object-oriented application.

If you want to learn Python in 2025 and need a resource to start with then the Python Fundamentals from Pluralsight is the best online course to start with.

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5. Kotlin

If you think seriously about Android App development, then Kotlin is the programming language to learn in 2025. It is probably the next big thing happening in the Android world. Google has already declared Kotlin as the official app development language for the Android platform.

Even though Java is my preferred language, Kotlin has native support, and many IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio supports Kotlin for Android development. Major Java development framework like Spring has also introduced support for Kotlin in recent years.

You can also use Kotlin for backend development just like Java. Many companies have started using Kotlin to create server-side applications and that will fuel the demand of Kotlin developers in the coming days.

If you want to learn Kotlin in 2025, then The Complete Android Kotlin Developer Course is probably the best online course to start with.

6. C#

I am not a big fan of C#, and probably I won't learn it in 2025, but you may want to. It's anyway a great language to developer GUI. C# is a great choice for game development and creating Desktop based applications.

It's also the language of the .NET platform so if you want to build anything using the popular .NET CORE and ASP .NET MVC framework then learning C# is essential for you. The demand for C# developers is also quite high, I just search indeed.com and there are more than 100K open positions around the world.

If you decide to learn C# in 2025, you can also check out the Learn to Code by Making Games - Complete C# Unity Developer from Udemy; I see more than 200K students have enrolled in this course, which speaks for its popularity.

7. Swift

If you are thinking about iOS development, like making iPhone and iPad apps, you should seriously consider learning Swift in 2025. The popularity of Swift has grown a lot in the last couple of years because of its simplicity, power, and robustness.

It replaces Objective C as the preferred language to develop iOS apps.

Since I am the Android guy, I have no goal concerning Swift, but if you do, you can start with the iOS and Swift - The Complete iOS App Development Bootcamp, another excellent course from Udemy I bought last month.

If you don't mind learning from free resources, you can also check out this list of free iOS courses for more choices.

8. Rust

To be honest, I don't know much about Rust and its usage as I have never used it, but whatever I heard, it's the right language for developers. For the last couple of years, it has won first place for "most loved programming language" in the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.

I think, If you are an experienced programmer and you're looking for a new language in 2025, Rust might be the right choice because developers love this language. If you decide to learn Rust in 2025, here is a list of the best Rust courses that you can jointo start with.

9. PHP

Yup, another surprise. If you thought that PHP is dead, then you are wrong. It's still alive and kicking. As you know, 50% of internet websites are built using PHP; hence you cannot ignore the power of PHP.

Though it's not on my list of things to learn in 2025, it's still a great programming language to learn, and if I decide to learn PHP, then PHP for Beginners is a good starting point.

10. C/C++

These two are again one of the most popular, powerful, and in-demand programming languages. C and C++ also have a variety of usage. You can use C++ to build games, it is also used heavily in creating real-time systems and embedded systems.

Given it has already survived 40 years, any investment you made on learning C++ has great reward as it's going to be useful for many more years to come.

Both C and C++ are evergreen languages, and most of you know from your Academics btw that if you are doing some serious work in C++, your Academic experience will not be enough.