To start out, you learn C, the foundational language needed to build a robust programming skillset, and then you’ll be able to jump into other essential languages like Java, Python, and C++.

The top 10 languages in the Tiobe index for December 2022: Python, with a rating of 16.66% C, 16.56% C++, 11.94% Java, 11.82% C#, 4.92% Visual Basic, 3.94% JavaScript, 3.19% SQL, 2.22% Assembly, 1 ...

Java searches were down 3.93% over the period, while Python gained 1.86%. The top 10 languages behind C, Java and Python are C++, C#, Visual Basic, Javascript, PHP, Assembly Language, and SQL.

A study conducted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) put Python at the top of the list of favorite languages among such contenders as Java, JavaScript, C++, and Go.