Hays’ Travis O’Rourke examines the most in-demand skills software developers need if they’re helping build the metaverse.

Reports show nearly $2 billion was spent on “virtual earth” in the past year, while the metaverse industry was recently predicted to be worth more than $670 billion by 2030.

As it becomes pervasive in our daily lives, from entertainment to work, organizations need people to build these spaces. That means software developers who know the right programming languages ​​will be highly sought after.

One of the companies leading growth is Meta. They recently confirmed that their developers would be programming almost exclusively with C++, Python, and Rust, as well as their own open source Hack.

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