by Rich Hein

Top 10 Programming Skills That Will Get You Hired

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Apr 25, 20134 mins
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Have you been considering adding some new programming skills to your toolbox, but you're not sure where to start? When it comes to what's hot for developers, CIO.com has you covered with not only the what, but also the where and how much of the latest in development and programming jobs.

As a developer you know that working in the same code day-in-and-day-out can get a little stale, to say the least. Adding new programming skills to your IT toolbox is essential in the struggle to stay relevant in the fast-paced tech world, but knowing which technology to choose isn’t always obvious. Your time is limited and with the multitude of languages and environments picking the wrong area to focus your efforts can prove costly.

Indeed.com, a job aggregation website, shared recent stats with CIO.com to help identify where the jobs and the money are. Using recent job listings, we’ve identified the programming languages that are in demand by employers as well as the top cities for particular programming languages and which top-tier companies are hiring.

C++

C++

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C++, developed by Bjarne Strousup in 1983, is an enhancement of the programming language C. The addition of object-oriented programming has given this high-level language some low-level capabilities making it a good multi-purpose language capable of building stand-alone applications as well as reusable code.

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