The statistic displays the most popular programming languages used by software developers worldwide, as of April 2015, by level of ability. According to the survey, 60 percent of software developers used SQL and 33 percent felt they had a high skill depth in that language.
Most popular programming/development tools used by software developers worldwide, as of 2015, by ability
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Squarespace. (August 15, 2015). Most popular programming/development tools used by software developers worldwide, as of 2015, by ability [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/627677/worldwide-software-developer-survey-languages-used/
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