What programming language should I learn?

I don't really want to go in depth into programming, I just want to know what I'm looking at if I ever come across anything like that at my job (mechanical engineering) and maybe solve some simple problems.

I learned C and Java in my first year in college, but it's all mostly forgotten. I'm leaning towards Python since I read it's relatively simple and used a lot nowadays, and it's what my teachers used later on in college anyway.

What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance!

justsayit ,

Python or Go.

I recommend people try learning Python through Jupyter Notebooks as a first attempt. It’s nice being able to run individual blocks of code and auto printing of output is great for learning more quickly.

Go is just a generally straightforward language and is known for being productive after a short time of learning. Plus generating binaries that can run anywhere can be a motivator if you’re planning on sharing the output of your programming.

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