Learn Java to have Permanent Job or These 15 Languages

There are thousands of programming languages, but some are far more popular than others.

When a company goes out to find new programming talent, they're looking for people familiar with the languages and systems they already use - even as newer languages like Apple Swift or Google Go start to make a splash.

Here are the programming languages you should learn if you always want to have a job, as suggested by the popular TIOBE Index , the Redmonk Programming Language Rankings, and the annual Stack Overflow developer survey.

1. Java
2. C
3. Python
4. PHP
5. Visual Basic
6. Javascript
7. R
8. Go
9. Ruby
10. Groovy
11. Objective-C
12. Perl
13. Pascal
14. Delphi Object Pascal
15. Swift
16. MATLAB