I'm about to get into programming, starting with some online courses. Any suggestions on what programming language I should pick?
I work in Finance and have experience in SQL and MATLAB, and I know the basics of VBA, Python, HTML (+ CSS) and JavaScript.
I'm in doubt because an advanced VBA course would be best for my current job at this moment, I can directly apply the things I learn. Python seems to be the favorite programming language in various fields of work, so it's an interesting option as well. Finally, my personal interest is in JavaScript and all that's related to it (Node.js, AngularJS, et cetera).
You will always be an npc-tier programmer if you don't learn c++
Aaron Rodriguez
If you plan to stay in finance in a business role, VBA, if not, python. Access to Excel is the only constant in business roles and IT admins can't cut you off from it, and a lot of them dream of doing so.
Adam James
poor guys forced into learning an obsolete language due either by heir own incompetent brain or dinosaur supervisors.
if you want to write working software just go with C#
Juan Brown
Make the company pay for the VBA traini g (dont really waste your time), keep chugging along with javascript/html/css and the python but try to pick up a different programming paradigm. People who don't known what they're talking about scream that java is a meme when in reality its a pretty good language. So I would start picking that apart before moving onto data structures and advanced programming.
Xavier Turner
Lisp.
Camden Wright
Python all the way. Anything you do with vba, you can do with python. Vice verse is not true.
Asher Hughes
Also, it is best to learning a language that you can use at work. That gives you a more frequent validation of your efforts, which is important for long-term sustainability of your efforts.
Evan Reyes
Thanks for the answers so far :) Will look into advanced VBA and Python. I plan to stay in Finance, but getting more and more interested in IT.
