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Data and Tables
An In-Depth Look At Some Coding Languages
| Language |
Year Created |
Primary Use |
Creator Type |
Creator |
Difficulty Level |
Average Salary (USD) |
Market Share (%) |
| C++ |
1985 |
System Programming |
Person |
Bjarne Stroustrup |
Advanced |
$88,000 |
7.6 |
| JavaScript |
1995 |
Web Development |
Brendan Eich |
Beginner |
$75,000 |
25.2 |
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| Python |
1991 |
Data Science/AI |
Guido van Rossum |
$85,000 |
19.8 |
| PHP |
1995 |
Web Backend |
Corporation |
Lerdorf |
$65,000 |
6.2 |
| Java |
1995 |
Enterprise Apps |
Sun Microsystems |
Intermediate |
$80,000 |
16.1 |
| TypeScript |
2012 |
Web Development |
Microsoft |
$78,000 |
12.4 |
| C# |
2000 |
Desktop/Web Apps |
$82,000 |
8.9 |
| Average Developer Salary |
$79,000 |