What are the basic languages used for cloud computing?

Answer 1

Cloud ComputingTo answer this question it would be good to provide a general definition and short overview to define what cloud computing is. In the most general terms, cloud computing can be defined as computer software applications that either execute on a remote server or maintain frequent contact with a remote server to store and retrieve data, provide new application updates and improve upon growth scalability by pooling hardware resources together. A lengthy discussion could take place to get into the specifics of cloud computing, but to stay on the topic of the original question it would be best to focus on one cloud attribute. Cloud computing should and is designed such that it is not language or implementation specific. In essence, the choice of language is up to the software development company. Languages and Cloud ComputingIt is worth noting that cloud computing involves at least two "actors"; a client and a server. Often times there are many clients and many servers, though for simplicity of discussion this article will focus on a single client and a single server. Server Side ComputingThe servers role in cloud computing can vary, however one of the most commonly used purposes of a server is to provide a "client" a set of services. These services are defined by the server and are known by the client. Services in cloud computing can be written in languages and technologies such as Java, C# ASP.NET, WCF RIA Services or using languages as simple as PHP and Perl. The important point to note is that the service is published such that most any "client" can consume the services in their own choice of language. Client Side ComputingClients are software applications that connect to remote servers to obtain information or data that the remote server provides. For example, Google is a company known by the world abound and Google has many APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that provide data to the calling client. Most recently, Google announced the release of their Civics API that provides calling clients with data "including polling place, early vote location, candidate data, and election official information to users". Though Google may have implemented or built this service using a language of their own choosing, client applications can communicate with the Google Civics API if they follow a known protocol. Google provides help and examples for languages such as Java Script, Java and C# to name a few. Cloud Computing Language Choice SummaryThis is a complex topic that could turn into a lengthy book, but if there is any point the reader should remember out of this question and answer is that the choice of language is up to the developer or software engineering company. The developing company can choose to use two entirely different languages for the client and the server. As long as the client respects the servers protocol through a web services API, then the language choice is for the most part irrelevant.

Answer 2

Top Languages for Cloud Computing are:

1. SQL
2. R (programming language)
3. Python
4. Clojure