Tableau explain why FC Barcelona is still the best team in Spain (and the whole World)

<b><br />Introduction</b><br /><b><br /></b> Futbol Club Barcelona, also known as Barça is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second-richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of $613 million and the third most valuable sports team, worth $2.6 billion.The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça" and it is knows to all 480 000 000 fans around the World.<br /><br /><b>Team Philosophy</b><br /><b><br /></b> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;">Johan Cruyff and Charly Rexach returned to Barcelona in 1988 and began to install a philosophy that would change the way people play and view football forever. Both Cruyff and Rexach admit that it wasn't a completely new philosophy. Admitting that it was one adapted from ideas given to them by Michels, and one which many believe had been given to Europe by the Hungarian side of the early 1950s. The foundation of this philosophy was, and still is, built upon the basic template of </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;">touch, technique, maintaining possession, </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;">and</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"> stretching the pitch with continuous circulation of the ball (Tiqui-Taka)</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;">.</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"> </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;">Elements that, at the time, were not valued by many Barcelona supporters (Hunter, 2012)</span></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lGuaQ1khn2k" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />The chart down (OptaPro) shows the power of Barcelona over other La Liga teams, its play philosophy of short passes and ball possession.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="La Liga" height="321" src="http://www.optasportspro.com/media/148983/laliga_496x250.jpg" width="640" /><br /><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Team Discipline and attractivness (support by fans)</b><br /><b><br /></b> <b><script src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js" type="text/javascript"></script></b><br /><div class="tableauPlaceholder" style="height: 955px; width: 654px;"><noscript><a href="#"><img alt=" " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/G4/G4RZQ7PXT/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a></noscript><b><object class="tableauViz" height="955" style="display: none;" width="654"><param name='host_url' value='http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableausoftware.com%2F' /><param name='path' value='shared/G4RZQ7PXT' / ><param name='toolbar' value='yes' /><param name='static_image' value='http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/G4/G4RZQ7PXT/1.png' / ><param name='animate_transition' value='yes' /><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' /><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' /><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' /><param name='display_count' value='yes' /></object></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; height: 22px; line-height: normal; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 654px;"><div style="float: right; padding-right: 8px;"><b><a href="http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/about-tableau-products?ref=http://public.tableausoftware.com/shared/G4RZQ7PXT" target="_blank">Learn About Tableau</a></b></div></div><b></b> <b> </b> <b>Why FC Barcelona is better than any team, this season also?!</b> <script src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <b></b> <br /><div class="tableauPlaceholder" style="height: 955px; width: 654px;"><noscript><a href="#"><img alt=" " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/RX/RXJDHC255/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a></noscript><object class="tableauViz" height="955" style="display: none;" width="654"><param name='host_url' value='http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableausoftware.com%2F' /><param name='path' value='shared/RXJDHC255' / ><param name='toolbar' value='yes' /><param name='static_image' value='http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/RX/RXJDHC255/1.png' / ><param name='animate_transition' value='yes' /><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' /><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' /><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' /><param name='display_count' value='yes' /></object></div><div style="color: black; font: normal 8pt verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; height: 22px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; width: 654px;"><div style="float: right; padding-right: 8px;"><a href="http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/about-tableau-products?ref=http://public.tableausoftware.com/shared/RXJDHC255" target="_blank">Learn About Tableau</a></div></div><b>Conclusion</b><b></b> <br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">With this in mind, it seems that a lot of clubs steal ideas from Barcelona that they see on the surface, such as tactics, and implement them in the short term, but fail to intertwine them into their own specifically moulded model. It is one thing to use Barcelona as inspiration, but it must be remembered that Barcelona's philosophy is tailored to THEIR own needs, no one else's, and the coaching and playing staff have grown together surrounded by it. They have lived by it and through it. Due to Barcelona's on field success, many are using various aspects of the Barcelona model to shape their own coaching methods, training programmes, and playing style etc. Often missing the point that a club philosophy needs to be self defined and fully committed to by all. There are many different styles of playing football, Barcelona have their own unique style of playing, but it should be remembered that this playing style is born out of wider and deeper beliefs in the cultural values of their personal, independent philosophy.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"></div>

Tableau explain why FC Barcelona is still the best team in Spain (and the whole World)

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Big Data and Data Science Books - A Baker's Dozen

<div class="xg_headline xg_headline-img xg_headline-2l" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.899999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="tb" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 76px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 style="border: 0px; color: #020000; font-size: 1.53846em; font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h1><ul class="navigation byline" style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 5px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 669px;"><li style="border: 0px; float: left; font-size: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 0px 15px 3px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="nolink" href="" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; 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margin: 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are 13 informative and inspirational books on Big Data and Data Science.  This is definitely not intended to be a comprehensive list (since a complete list of such readings would itself be a form of "Big Data", and consequently the number of possibilities is a nearly uncountable number!<span class="font-size-1" style="border: 0px; font-size: 8pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE definition of "uncountable" =</span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="font-size-1" style="border: 0px; font-size: 8pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> an infinite set that contains too many elements to be countable.</span>)</span></div><ol style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9780544227750" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and T...</a>, by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9781594204111" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't</a>, by Nate Silver</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9781118356852" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie...</a>, by Eric Siegel </li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; min-height: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9781454908272" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Human Face of Big Data</a>, by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt</div></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; min-height: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9781449361327" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Data Science for Business: What you need to know about data mining ...</a>, by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett</div></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9780679604181" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable</a>, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9781422103326" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning</a>, by Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9780553384734" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart</a>, by Ian Ayres</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9781118733899" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Big Data Marketing: Engage Your Customers More Effectively and Driv...</a>, by Lisa Arthur</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://isbn.nu/9783642280467" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Journeys to Data Mining: Experiences from 15 Renowned Researchers</a>, by Mohamed Medhat Gaber (editor)</li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 3px 2.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/" rel="nofollow" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1d00fa; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery</a>, by T.Hey, S.Tansley, and K.Tolle (editors)</li><li style="border: 0px; 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Big Data and Data Science Books - A Baker's Dozen

Posted by  Kirk Borne  on January 15, 2014 at 12:30pm View Blog Here are 13 informative and inspirational books on Big Data and Data Science...

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10 Programming Languages You Should Learn in 2014

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If you've used a smartphone or logged on to a computer at least once in the last few years, you've probably noticed this.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">As a result, coding skills are in high demand, with programming jobs <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2012/09/20/need-a-job-youd-better-learn-to-code/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">paying significantly more than the average position</a>. Even beyond the tech world, an understanding of at least one programming language makes an impressive addition to any resumé.</div><div class="see-also" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; text-transform: uppercase;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">SEE ALSO: <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/06/tech-jobs-2014/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none;">The 8 Hottest Tech Jobs of 2014</a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">The in-vogue languages <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2012/07/11/developer-programming-languages/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">vary by employment sector</a>. Financial and enterprise systems need to perform complicated functions and remain highly organized, requiring languages like Java and C#. Media- and design-related webpages and software will require dynamic, versatile and functional languages with minimal code, such as Ruby, PHP, JavaScript and Objective-C.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">With some help from <a href="http://lynda.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, we've compiled a list of 10 of the most sought-after programming languages to get you up to speed.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">1. Java</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!bd7f" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!bd7f" data-image="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzE1L2phdmEyLmFjZjUwLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/85689318/d32/java2.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="Java" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!bd7f" data-image="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzE1L2phdmEyLmFjZjUwLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/85689318/d32/java2.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzE1L2phdmEyLmFjZjUwLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/85689318/d32/java2.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Java" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> <a href="http://mashable.com/category/java/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Java</a> is a class-based, object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s. It's one of the most in-demand programming languages, a standard for enterprise software, web-based content, games and mobile apps, as well as the <a href="http://mashable.com/category/android/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Android</a>operating system. Java is designed to work across multiple software platforms, meaning a program written on Mac OS X, for example, could also run on Windows.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">Beginners are advised to learn C/C++ first, as Java is not the most user-friendly of languages.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/blog/learn-java/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Udemy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/Java-training-tutorials/1077-0.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search-Dev-Java-XCT&utm_content=36326176986&utm_term=learn%20to%20program%20java&gclid=CNvrk4f_gLwCFREaOgodzFMAkA" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/newtojava/overview/index.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Oracle.com</a>, <a href="http://www.learnjavaonline.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">LearnJavaOnline.org</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">2. C Language</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!6297" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!6297" data-image="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzlhL2MyLjQzY2I0LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/0ff29852/8c6/c2.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="C Language" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!6297" data-image="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzlhL2MyLjQzY2I0LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/0ff29852/8c6/c2.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzlhL2MyLjQzY2I0LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/0ff29852/8c6/c2.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="C Language" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> A general-purpose, imperative programming language developed in the early '70s, C is the oldest and most widely used language, providing the building blocks for other popular languages, such as C#, Java, JavaScript and Python. C is mostly used for implementing operating systems and embedded applications.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">Because it provides the foundation for many other languages, it is advisable to learn C (and C++) before moving on to others.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="http://www.learn-c.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Learn-C</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/introduction-to-programming/id455865447" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Introduction To Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/Eclipse-tutorials/CC-Essential-Training/94343-2.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search-Dev-C&utm_content=34132478586&utm_term=%2Blearning%20%2Bc&gclid=COe65caGgbwCFaxQOgodoSUASA" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://www.cprogramming.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CProgramming.com</a>,<a href="http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Learn C The Hard Way</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">3. C++</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!e66b" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!e66b" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzlkL2NwbHVzcGx1cy44OTVhOC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/aee5cfcd/379/cplusplus.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="C Plus Plus" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!e66b" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzlkL2NwbHVzcGx1cy44OTVhOC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/aee5cfcd/379/cplusplus.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1LzlkL2NwbHVzcGx1cy44OTVhOC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/aee5cfcd/379/cplusplus.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="C Plus Plus" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> <a href="http://mashable.com/category/c/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">C++</a> is an intermediate-level language with object-oriented programming features, originally designed to enhance the C language. C++ powers major software like <a href="http://mashable.com/category/firefox" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/winamp/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Winamp</a>and Adobe programs. It's used to develop systems software, application software, high-performance server and client applications and video games.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/objective-c-for-iphone-developers/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Udemy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/2b647dd117ef423f81493e2860f967b0?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CPlusPlus.com</a>, <a href="http://www.learncpp.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">LearnCpp.com</a>, <a href="http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CProgramming.com</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">4. C#</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!3d93" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!3d93" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1L2EyL2NzaGFycC5mNWFjNC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/d7b52485/97c/csharp.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="C Sharp" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!3d93" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1L2EyL2NzaGFycC5mNWFjNC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/d7b52485/97c/csharp.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE1L2EyL2NzaGFycC5mNWFjNC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/d7b52485/97c/csharp.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="C Sharp" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> Pronounced "C-sharp," C# is a multi-paradigm language developed by <a href="http://mashable.com/category/microsoft/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Microsoft</a> as part of its .NET initiative. Combining principles from C and C++, C# is a general-purpose language used to develop software for Microsoft and <a href="http://mashable.com/category/windows/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Windows</a> platforms.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=C%23&view=list&utm_medium=udemyads&utm_source=adwords&utm_campaign=CSharp-Search-SN&utm_content=Learn&utm_term=learn%20c%23&matchtype=e&tc=ads.search.CSharp-Search-SN.Learn&xref=adwords2&hb=adwords&gclid=CNLOqpOogbwCFeFlOgodYwYA0g" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Udemy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/4930759d839b442eb80de3b25de5afca?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/c-fundamentals-development-for-absolute-beginners#?fbid=o-aUxc5pTi5" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Microsoft Virtual Academy</a>, <a href="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/csharp/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TutorialsPoint.com</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">5. Objective-C</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!68ca" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!68ca" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzFmL29iamVjdGl2ZWMuZjZmOGYuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/56feff20/329/objectivec.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="Objective-C" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image: " data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!68ca" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzFmL29iamVjdGl2ZWMuZjZmOGYuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/56feff20/329/objectivec.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzFmL29iamVjdGl2ZWMuZjZmOGYuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/56feff20/329/objectivec.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Objective-C" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> Objective-C is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language used by the<a href="http://mashable.com/category/apple/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Apple</a> operating system. It powers Apple's <a href="http://mashable.com/category/os-x/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">OS X</a> and <a href="http://mashable.com/category/ios/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">iOS</a>, as well as its <a href="http://mashable.com/category/API" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">APIs</a>, and can be used to create <a href="http://mashable.com/category/iphone/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">iPhone</a> apps, which has generated a huge demand for this once-outmoded programming language.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/objective-c-for-iphone-developers/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Udemy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/fdf786e6e4cf44c3b33f54761b0e21da?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/cocoa/conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mac Developer Library</a>, <a href="http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_objectivec/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Cocoa Dev Central</a>, <a href="http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/iphone/learn-objective-c-day-1/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mobile Tuts+</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">6. PHP</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!56d8" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!56d8" data-image="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzJmL1BIUC5iMWIyMy5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/e427d6a9/c13/PHP.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="PHP" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!56d8" data-image="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzJmL1BIUC5iMWIyMy5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/e427d6a9/c13/PHP.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzJmL1BIUC5iMWIyMy5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/e427d6a9/c13/PHP.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="PHP" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> PHP (Hypertext Processor) is a free, server-side scripting language designed for dynamic websites and app development. It can be directly embedded into an <a href="http://mashable.com/category/html/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">HTML</a> source document rather than an external file, which has made it a popular programming language for web developers. PHP powers more than 200 million websites, including <a href="http://mashable.com/category/wordpress/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Wordpress</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/digg/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Digg</a> and<a href="http://mashable.com/category/facebook/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/phpmysql-for-beginners/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Udemy</a>, <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/php" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Codecademy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/88dc7ca364bb4350876f1c0d742bbfe1?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://teamtreehouse.com/join/php?utm_source=google&cid=1352&gclid=CJqvho-Bg7wCFfA7Ogod5iMAwA" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Treehouse</a>, <a href="http://devzone.zend.com/6/php-101-php-for-the-absolute-beginner/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Zend Developer Zone</a>,<a href="http://www.php.net/manual/en/getting-started.php" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">PHP.net</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">7. Python</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!1298" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!1298" data-image="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzIzL3B5dGhvbi44NWZhOS5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-/479d623c/e09/python.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="Python" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. 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IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> <a href="http://mashable.com/category/python/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Python</a> is a high-level, server-side scripting language for websites and mobile apps. It's considered a fairly easy language for beginners due to its readability and compact syntax, meaning developers can use fewer lines of code to express a concept than they would in other languages. It powers the web apps for <a href="http://mashable.com/category/instagram/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/pinterest" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Pinterest</a> and <a href="http://mashable.com/category/rdio/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Rdio</a> through its associated web framework, Django, and is used by <a href="http://mashable.com/category/google+" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Google</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/yahoo/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Yahoo!</a> and <a href="http://mashable.com/category/nasa/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">NASA</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/draft/6955/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Udemy</a>, <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Codecademy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/54da95fb5fe644af9267e9a404541e18?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://www.learnpython.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">LearnPython.org</a>, <a href="http://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Python.org</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">8. Ruby</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!cc24" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!cc24" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzU4L3J1YnkuNzc3MWMuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/19e8d6eb/697/ruby.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="Ruby" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!cc24" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzU4L3J1YnkuNzc3MWMuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/19e8d6eb/697/ruby.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2LzU4L3J1YnkuNzc3MWMuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/19e8d6eb/697/ruby.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Ruby" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> A dynamic, object-oriented scripting language for developing websites and mobile apps, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/ruby/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Ruby</a> was designed to be simple and easy to write. It powers the <a href="http://mashable.com/category/ruby-on-rails/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Ruby on Rails</a> (or Rails) framework, which is used on <a href="http://mashable.com/category/scribd/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Scribd</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/github/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/groupon/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Groupon</a> and <a href="http://mashable.com/category/shopify/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Shopify</a>. Like Python, Ruby is considered a fairly user-friendly language for beginners.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/ruby" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Codecademy</a>, <a href="https://www.codeschool.com/paths/ruby?gclid=CO224KiIg7wCFWhnOgodmGwAuw" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Code School</a>, <a href="http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TryRuby.org</a>, <a href="https://rubymonk.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RubyMonk</a>.</div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">9. JavaScript</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!b8e2" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!b8e2" data-image="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2L2RlL2phdmFzY3JpcHQuNDJjNWIuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/66caa19b/655/javascript.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="JavaScript" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite. Image:" data-credit-link="http://commons.wikimedia.org" data-credit-name="Wikimedia Commons" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!b8e2" data-image="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2L2RlL2phdmFzY3JpcHQuNDJjNWIuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/66caa19b/655/javascript.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2L2RlL2phdmFzY3JpcHQuNDJjNWIuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/66caa19b/655/javascript.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="JavaScript" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="padding: 0px;">IMAGE: MASHABLE COMPOSITE. IMAGE: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</a></div></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> JavaScript is a client and server-side scripting language developed by <a href="http://mashable.com/category/netscape/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Netscape</a> that derives much of its syntax from C. It can be used across multiple web browsers and is considered essential for developing interactive or animated web functions. It is also used in game development and writing desktop applications. JavaScript interpreters are embedded in Google's <a href="http://mashable.com/category/chrome" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Chrome</a> extensions, Apple's <a href="http://mashable.com/category/safari/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Safari</a> extensions, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, and Adobe's Creative Suite.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/javascript" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Codecademy</a>, <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/2066084a8ec140e99e8ba6a10bf40b52?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="https://www.codeschool.com/paths/javascript?gclid=CNDzg8eLg7wCFeFlOgodYwYA0g" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Code School</a>, <a href="http://teamtreehouse.com/library/javascript-foundations" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Treehouse</a>, <a href="http://www.learn-js.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Learn-JS.org</a>.</div><div class="see-also" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; text-transform: uppercase;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;">SEE ALSO: <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2012/11/12/javascript/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none;">Is JavaScript the Future of Programming?</a></div></div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.27; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">10. SQL</h2><br /><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9032908587932915383" name="m!f88d" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div><div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!f88d" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2L2JkL3NxbDIuMzY1MTUuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/73ec8700/eb1/sql2.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 1px 1px 2px; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: -5px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #3b579d; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #2daae1; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #f02f16; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/learn-programming-languages/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; color: #bf1e25; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></div><img alt="SQL" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-label="Mashable composite." data-credit-link="" data-credit-name="" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!f88d" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2L2JkL3NxbDIuMzY1MTUuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/73ec8700/eb1/sql2.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="640" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAxLzE2L2JkL3NxbDIuMzY1MTUuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/73ec8700/eb1/sql2.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="SQL" /></div><br /><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; color: #777777; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"></div></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>What it is:</strong> Structured Query Language (SQL) is a special-purpose language for managing data in relational database management systems. It is most commonly used for its "Query" function, which searches informational databases. SQL was standardized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the 1980s.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"><strong>Where to learn it:</strong> <a href="http://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/d35f6f97cacc4debb195901209909a6a?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=slideshare&utm_campaign=top-programming-languages" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a>, <a href="http://www.sqlcourse.com/index.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SQLCourse.com</a>, <a href="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/sql/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TutorialsPoint.com</a>, <a href="http://sqlzoo.net/wiki/Main_Page" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SQLZoo.net</a>.</div>

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The 3 reasons why Big Data benefits your business

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