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What is the “smart programmer” language in 2020?

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Post by rdeselby »

Thinking about Python Paradox [1], which language has interesting design and seems to have a bright future because it is drawing a community of "smart pepole" now?

My background is data analysis and Julia seems very enticing (I also think there is a lot of good design in R's tidyverse).

While python in 2004 was great, when I was thinking about it now, the adjective that I come up with is "tedious". It is my main lang at the moment though.

[1] http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html

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Post by giantg2 »

The smart language is MBA. Go into management because that's where the money is and you'll never need another language.

If you really want a language, then the two you mentioned are good. We just started using a ton of python at my company in the past 2 years for data science and AWS.

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Post by samfisher83 »

giantg2 wrote: post #2

The smart language is MBA. Go into management because that's where the money is and you'll never need another language. If you really want a language, then the two you mentioned are good. We just started using a ton of python at my company in the past 2 years for data science and AWS.

There are a lot of MBAs being pumped out now days. I am not sure of the value of the degree.

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Post by natalyarostova »

giantg2 wrote: post #2

The smart language is MBA. Go into management because that's where the money is and you'll never need another language. If you really want a language, then the two you mentioned are good. We just started using a ton of python at my company in the past 2 years for data science and AWS.

Are you... aware of SDE salaries?

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Post by giantg2 »

natalyarostova wrote: post #5
giantg2 wrote: post #2

The smart language is MBA. Go into management because that's where the money is and you'll never need another language. If you really want a language, then the two you mentioned are good. We just started using a ton of python at my company in the past 2 years for data science and AWS.

Are you... aware of SDE salaries?

Yes, are you aware of what their managers make?

Re: What is the “smart programmer” language in 2020?

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Post by benibela »

natalyarostova wrote: post #5
giantg2 wrote: post #2

The smart language is MBA. Go into management because that's where the money is and you'll never need another language. If you really want a language, then the two you mentioned are good. We just started using a ton of python at my company in the past 2 years for data science and AWS.

Are you... aware of SDE salaries?

Average here is € 59 814 / year

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Post by giantg2 »

samfisher83 wrote: post #4
giantg2 wrote: post #2

The smart language is MBA. Go into management because that's where the money is and you'll never need another language. If you really want a language, then the two you mentioned are good. We just started using a ton of python at my company in the past 2 years for data science and AWS.

There are a lot of MBAs being pumped out now days. I am not sure of the value of the degree.

True, but you can stand out if you have some time in as an engineer and then move up. It really helps to understand the technical side of things, and many regular MBAs don't.
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