The document discusses 5 important programming languages for DevOps roles: Bash (importance 10/10), Perl (8/10), Python (8/10), Ruby (6/10), and Go (4/10). It notes that Bash is the top choice for automation tasks on Unix systems and is a very sought after DevOps skill, while Perl has a huge library of modules and is commonly required for DevOps jobs. Python is described as an all-purpose language used in applications like OpenStack. Ruby is important for configuration management tools like Puppet and Chef. Go is suitable for network and server applications.