among all these programming languages what are the most used ones and what these languages used for?
What programming languages are most used in hacking? |
(Jun 10, 2025 07:41 PM)moaazrashed Wrote: among all these programming languages what are the most used ones and what these languages used for? python
Python is the Swiss-army knife: every major tool (Scapy, Impacket, pwntools, sqlmap) is written in it and the syntax is beginner-friendly.
Bash is next—you’ll live in the terminal, so scripting quick loops/grep chains is daily life. Then pick one low-level language: C for buffer-overflow work or Go for fast concurrency-heavy scanners. JavaScript matters too once you hit web apps (XSS, CSRF, prototype pollution). Everything else (Ruby, Perl, PowerShell) is situational—learn the four above and you can read/extend 90 % of public exploits.
Low level is the best for red teams, but Python is very common for certain tools.
I personally prefer C, C++ but others can be great. Golang has some interesting projects too. I've been a huge fan of Go recently, but just in general, not for hacking. I don't hack people Depends on what you're trying to do honestly. I wouldn't use C/C++ or low level for certain tasks (Sep 30, 2025 06:44 PM)dotman094 Wrote: Python is the Swiss-army knife: every major tool (Scapy, Impacket, pwntools, sqlmap) is written in it and the syntax is beginner-friendly. This is useful. Thank you!
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