Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language?

Posted by armajid on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

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.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by daviddever23box on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:28PM (#35643288)

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.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by armajid on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:31PM (#35643323)

Corporate meaning big businesses; not startups or SMEs.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by sharemywin on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:28PM (#35643293)

I would think javascript/html/css are pretty big. at least as a secondary type thing.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by DaOne256 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:24PM (#35643229)

I would also say Java, followed by C#

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by thfuran on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:58PM (#35643723)

https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.m...

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by proc0 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:16PM (#35643973)

Java 100%. The product manager of programming languages.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by bediger4000 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:42PM (#35645208)

Nobody ever gets fired for writing Java boilerplate.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? by pg_1234 on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:15AM (#35650661)

Java followed by C#

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

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