5 programming languages for beginners

What better time to learn a new programming language than now, when you have to be at home, in isolation? If you wanted to learn programming but never knew which language to pick, this article is for you.

Python

Great language for a beginner. Fast, simple and with a strong community of developers. It was created with good code readability in mind — the code resembles common English.

In practice it is used for creating scripts that will automate the boring work. It’s used by scientists, researchers and common programmers. Main domains where it’s used are data analysis, image and sound processing, web development and machine learning; but you can use it almost anywhere and for anything — making games, winning online competitions with HTTPS packet bots or detecting cars in video feeds.

If you want to try Python, download the executable from python.org or try the interactive Jupyter notebook. The official site contains extensive documentation and tutorials, and you can also use courses on Udemy or Coursera.

And if you are wondering, where Python got its name, the author named tit after Monty Python.