Highest Demand Programming Languages in March 2015

A question that I hear frequently is: “Which programming language (or languages) should I learn? Usually the person asking is a student and what they really mean is, “What programming language will get me a job?!” My usual answer is that it’s more important to focus on learning concepts (like: inheritance, composition, polymorphism, data structures, design patterns, etc.) because these are pretty much the same regardless of language. If you learn C# in-depth, and then get a job where you need to use Java, you should be able to apply the concepts you know (and even a lot of the syntax) and pick up Java quickly. But, of course, you would still want to choose a language that is at least in the top dozen, as far as job demand.