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Analyzing the Impact of Programming Skills on Career Outcomes of Software Engineers


Abstract: The most asked question in any computer science forum is “Which programming language is the best?.” Searching this question on Google yields more than 8 billion results. Reddit alone shows over 19 million results. Another way to ask this question is: Which programming language leads to better career outcomes?

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Publication Date: 2025-02