The Good Tech Companies - 3 High Paying Programming Languages Jobs On Developers’ Watchlists

Episode Date: July 17, 2024

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/3-high-paying-programming-languages-jobs-on-developers-watchlists. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #programming, #programming-languages, #finch, #swift, #swift-programming, #zig, #career-advice, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @amply. Learn more about this writer by checking @amply's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Christian Rebernik, co-chief executive and co-founder of Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, reckons you don’t need to throw the baby out of the bath water, and ditch your expertise for AI. “You can secure yourself, if you are a top-tier expert who can help teach AI in your field  .  You can earn from training models on data set created by you.”

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Three high-paying programming languages jobs on developers' watchlists, by Ampli. By Amanda Kavanaugh While tech sectors like healthcare, climate tech and cyber security are urgently focused on retraining in AI, it's not quite as important for other programmers. That's according to Christian Rebernick, co-chief executive and co-founder of Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, who reckons you don't need to throw the baby out of the bathwater and ditch your expertise for AI. In an interview with the Financial Times,

he makes this recommendation. You can secure yourself if you are a top-tier expert who can help teach AI in your field. You can earn from training models on dataset created by you. Three high-paying roles to apply for Today DevOps Engineer, Accenture Federal Services, Chantilly, $76,000-$144,000 Principal DevOps Engineer, Autodesk, TX, $141,400-$228,800. Staff, Senior Staff DevOps Engineer, Citec, Boulder, $93,000 minus $137,000. The key is deep knowledge, as subject matter expertise really matters when it comes to creating the best prompts. Once you've an understanding of prompt engineering and experiment with AI tools in your day-to-day life, that may be enough for now. This frees programmers up to focus on the languages making waves in the coding community.

Here we'll look at three of the newest and well-paid languages of the moment. Zig. Created by Andrew Kelly in 2015, Zig is pitched as a general-purpose language and as a modern alternative to C, but it's still relatively obscure. In a Stack Overflow survey of 89,184 software developers across 185 countries, just 0.83% reported proficiency in Zig. However, the same survey also found that Zig developers command the highest median salaries on average. Median earnings of $103,000 may be pocket change to some in highly paid air roles, and it won't put you in the top 10% of earners in the US you'll need to be on $167,639 for that, but it's the only programming language that hits six figures in the Stack Overflow survey. The next closest is Erlang, $99,492, Fsharp, $99,492, F-Sharp, $99,492, Ruby, $98,522, and in fourth place, the former 2022 leader,

Closure, $96,381. Comparatively, the bottom four are, Visual Basic, Net, with $65,000 median pay, MATLAB with $61,735, PHP at $58,899, and Dart, which commands the least at $55,862. Because Zig is compatible with C codebases, it may be readily incorporated with current projects, making it a solid option for systems development, embedded systems, game design, and scripting. Nonprofit Zig boasts a vibrant contributor community where developers are invited to utilize it for personal open-source projects, allowing real-world problems to surface and be resolved in real-time. Its rarity makes it something of a risk, as you may have to plug and play, figuring out mistakes as you go. Depending on the pace in your current role, this may or may not be possible. But clearly, there can be salary gains if you can find a company that utilizes and values Zig. Finch

Finch is the latest programming language from MIT, which was announced earlier this year. It aims to resolve the challenges associated with computing over structured arrays. Finch does this by providing a programming model that unifies control flow and diverse data structures into a single representation that allows for co-optimization. Specifically, it automates the control flow to the data, freeing up performance engineers to experiment with many algorithms. MIT says that Finch is, to the best of its knowledge, the first programming language to support a fine indexing or scatter, gather of sparse or structured operands, as well as if conditions, early breaks, and multiple left-hand sites over structured data. Early adopters are

praising the time-saving automatic specialization and smooth control flow, particularly in fields like image processing and scientific computing, where structured data is essential. Being a complete newbie, Finch doesn't have a vast library of tools and frameworks to refer to, meaning it's not really suitable for large-scale projects just yet. But if you're a keen early adopter, Finch is one to watch, and as the community expands, it may become a very valuable tool in the near future. Swift Apple's Swift has been knocking around for a decade, but its next iteration Swift 6 is slated for release later this year. This is the first major update since Swift 5, five long years ago. This release expands upon

the async, await, existentials, and macros capabilities that were first included in the Swift 5. X-series. Apple Director of Languages and Runtimes, Ted Kremenick says, Swift's safety, speed, and approachability, combined with built-in C and C++ interoperability, means Swift is the best choice to succeed C++. Meanwhile, forums and blogs are already advising programmers on how to migrate projects across, which is expected to be tricky for legacy codebases. Three great tech jobs hiring now DevOps engineer, Sports Technology, Electronic Arts, Orlando. Senior DevOps engineer, Store Frontend, HIMS & HERS, San Francisco, $155,000- $175,000. Senior Engineer Fullstack, Java, GTT LLC, Chevy Chase. The good news is there is clear demand for Swift programmers. According to J. Absight Indeed,

iOS developers and senior mobile developers are sought after in major companies all over the world, including Accenture, Data Annotation, and Netflix. It's widely accepted that for a long, productive, and well-paid career in programming, developers must always move with the times. Ideally, your existing role will allow time for experimentation and upskilling, enabling you to explore these languages and integrate them into your projects. But if upskilling isn't a priority in your workplace, it could be time to look for something new. Greater than ready to find your next role in tech? Whether you want to pivot to AI or put greater than your coding expertise to good use, visit the HackerNoon job board today.

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