Python, Machine Learning Among Top 5 Most Desired Dev Skills
According to Hacker News' latest Hiring Trends analysis (based on the language in its candidate wanted postings), Python (No. 2) and machine learning (No. 4) are in the top five of most desired skills by those hiring developers.
They're surrounded by Web-focused skills, with React at No. 1, JavaScript at No. 3 and "full stack" at No. 5.
In surveys, Python is often found to be the most popular language for machine learning. And machine learning is, well, machine learning, so obviously companies are looking for these skills.
Here's the list of all of April 2018's top 10 most requested skills:
- React
- Python
- JavaScript
- AWS
- Full Stack
- Machine Learning
- Postgresql
- node.js
- golang
- DevOps
It's no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning language and skills are desired by companies -- and skilled developers can be hard to find, particularly in the enterprise.
At the same time, there are concerns that AI may reduce the number of developer jobs available overall in the long run -- although, a recent competition showed that human programmers can still outperform their AI-powered counterparts.
You can see the Hacker News April 2018 results yourself and play around with the other data available here.
About the Author
Becky Nagel serves as vice president of AI for 1105 Media specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She also regularly writes and reports on AI news, and is the founding editor of PureAI.com. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. Find her on X/Twitter @beckynagel.