data science to swe ? what language is in demand
I hold a data science role right now. 14yoe with a undergrad in comp sci 14 years ago so my developer skills are rusty. just recently moved to the bay area 3 years ago. Thinking of switching to a SWE role just due to TC being higher. I like building and my background is more in full stack rather than strictly data and statistics. with that said what language should I brush up on for SWE roles in the Bay ? I currently use python and sql for my role but not sure if python is enough for SWE these days ? i know they have a lot of packages that can do more than just data science but what are other employers looking for or should i focus on ? curious your thoughts. currently 140k TC all salary @ healthcare company in the Bay Area
C# python java... doesn’t matter really You need to know python as a coding language not a data analysis scripting language tho. It’s quite different
Can you give more insights? What do you mean? @GayCoder
That means python has oops programming too
If you don’t mind explaining, why are you moving from DS to SWE?? Are the prospects of success or whatever better in case of SWE?
Send you a PM, OP.
JavaScript and pick Go/Java based on what kind of back-end work you want to do. Go seems to be used for low latency work and Java can be fast as well, but, can also be used for various Map Reduce type work as well. Not the best quick-and-dirty-get-things-done language, but, gives you a good perspective on top of your Python experience. If you’re doing full-stack, knowing JavaScript will help with both front-end and node.js work. Another data point, when building apps, most third party tools have Java / JavaScript support. Sometimes Go and Python.
Java/cpp
Isn't java going to decline with kotlin and Java 12 licensing or something
Java is so cemented into systems that it’ll be like trying to get rid of COBOL