Brayden on Yahoo! Answers asked:
How much time should I spend learning Python before moving to C++?
I want to know how in depth I should get into Python programming before moving to learning c++. Thanks!
The question is impossible to answer on its own. It depends entirely on what your goals are.
If you’re interested in building software or a career in development and the applications you want to design are best served by a high-level, interpretive language like Python, the answer is you should learn C++ when your work is best served by C++.
The design practices you learn by learning Python well will serve you well in any other language. It’s primarily a syntax change once you’ve got the fundamentals down. That said, if you just want to have a tool set that includes both a high-level language and a good compiled, intermediate-level language than it makes sense to study C++ as well.
As far as timing goes, I wouldn’t bother starting a new language until you are comfortable with a solid foundation in the first language. Be able to write a basic program in Python, such as an API wrapper or a web scraper. Understand generators, lambdas, linked lists, etc. Be able to write good, readable code. Once you’re comfortably at that place in your efforts, go ahead and build some projects in C++.
The idea is that you’re not studying to become a good “Python programmer” or “C++ programmer” but a good programmer, period. Beyond that language is just syntax.
Anyone disagree with my answer? What would you recommend?
