Top 7 Programming Languages That Are Dying

 

World is moving towards advanced technologies and this is because of programming languages. Programming languages are a medium to connect humans to machines. Every year new programming languages enter the technology world. Some of them perform best to deliver the desired output to the programmers, whereas others fail to do so. Sometimes, a programming language that performs best today may face strong competition due to the new programming languages. Here we’ll list down top 7 programming languages that will die in a few years.

Top 7 Programming Languages That Are Dying-

1. Haskell-

It is a general-purpose, statically typed programming language that has released its latest stable release 9 years ago. As per the March 2020 report of Tiobe programming language Index, Haskell has scored 39th position out of 50 programming languages. It provides some attractive features such as higher reliability, shorter lead time, and shorter and maintainable code. Also, it is difficult language and consumes more time to learn. With the ever-changing technology, there are some new languages like Python, Go that are gaining more popularity than Haskell.

2. Objective-C-

It is a general purpose object oriented language that follows the Smalltalk-derived syntax and and is mainly used to develop apps for Apple platforms such as macOS, iOS etc. According to the reports, Objective C has dropped by 10-12 positions from the list of top programming languages within last few years and Swift climb the ranking list with rewarding points during the same period. Swift is comparatively more preferred than Objective C by the developers because of various remarkable features such as robustness, better memory management and so on. If you are looking forward to start your journey with macOS or iOS domain, it will be better to go with Swift rather than Objective C.

3. Perl-

It is a general purpose programming language introduced in 1987 and its latest version is Perl 6. This language is used for a wide range of tasks like text manipulation, GUI development, web development, network programming and so on. It has gained a lot of popularity in the tech world around 2004 but after the advent of several prominent programming languages such as Python, its latest version is facing difficulties to make a strong command over the market. As per the TIOBE Index 2019 report, Perl language ranked in 19th position which was low for the language. It is recommended to diversify your programming language selection considering the average download trend of Perl in the last few years.

4. Lisp-

It is one of the oldest languages and has lost its fame. These days, developers rarely use this language. Lisp is fully parenthesised prefix notation and is a second oldest high level programming language developed in 1960. These days, developers don’t use LISP directly, but they use general-purpose Lisp standalone implementations like Scheme, Clojure and Common Lisp. 

5. Erlang-

It is a general-purpose, functional programming language that is mainly known for its support to concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance. Erlang was initially used for huge telecommunication systems but later on it expanded its implementation into various domains like e-commerce, banking and so on. However the language is still in use by some established organizations yet because of a few factors, for example, steep  learning curve, availability of better choices like Elixir, Elm, etc. it isn’t being much preferred by the new developers and companies. According to the reports, Erlang is experiencing a consistent decline in its popularity in the last some years. 

6. R-

R is a well known programming language for statistical computing. It provides wide variety of statistical like linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering and graphical techniques and is also highly extensible. Nonetheless, most of the time, R has been compared with Python, and some developers even think that this language will soon be doomed because of the popularity of Python. You must understand that Python is a general-purpose scripting language, while R has the strength of statistics packages. Python is best for data manipulation, munging and repetitive tasks, whereas R suits for exploring datasets and analysis. As per the TIOBE index report R has secured 14th position.

7. VB.NET-

It is an object oriented language developed by Microsoft and implemented it on .NET framework.  VB.NET is a successor of its initial visual basic language. Obviously VB.NET was the favorite for a longer time period but it gets on the weaker side against competitor language C# that was primarily built on .NET framework. According to the TIOBE Index reports, C# has taken over the VB.NET in terms of demand and popularity and VB.NET is loosing its popularity according to the Google trends result too. 

Meanwhile, because of its strong command over the programming world before, VB.NET still has some adequate occupancy in the market but if you’re at a beginner stage, you’re recommended to prefer different choices.

Wrap Up-

There is always a debate about using programming languages among the programmers who uses these languages and those who don’t. Many languages evolve according to the need. If you are confused to choose the best programming language for your project, consult with Solace experts. We are here to help you through consultation and development. Solace developers are well proficient to use latest programming languages for your project. You can hire developers of Solace team for an effective software development. Connect with Solace and get a free quote for software development. We will be happy to help you.