Sheehy may have been learning Windows 8 development in his classes. But at an internship at a city government office, he snagged a JavaScript programming job.

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Better yet, learn both. According to IT World, Java and JavaScript are neck and neck in 2014 for the most in-demand programming languages, and 2015 isn't showing any signs of that trend slowing down.