5 Interesting and Fun Facts about Software Development

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FACT 1

The first computer programmer was an English woman called Ada Lovelace, born in 1815.

FACT 2

If computer programming were a country, it would have the second most diverse population in terms of languages, with more than 700 in total.

FACT 3

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FACT 4

JavaScript currently stands as the most commonly-used language in the world (69.7%), followed by HTML/CSS (62.4%), SQL (56.9%), Python (41.6%), and Java (38.4%).

FACT 5

In 2021, Germany has the largest number of software developers - around 901K. For More Visit: Imbibe.in