I have to ask which is better Python or C++

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#1

I am still fairly new to coding but I am wondering which is better, python looks easier to write but is C++ better? Which would you recommend?

#2

You really can’t go wrong either way. People will have their preference but once you start learning the structure of code you will be able to do either.

I code professionally in c# but I do fine helping students with c++ or python.

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#3

So its mainly preference, now its just a rumor or something that I heard was that c++ loads faster or runs faster than python. Is this true?

#4

C++ generally is more optimized, however I doubt you will be taxing the brain enough to feel the effects. I personally program in Python, as it’s what is easiest to teach the new students on the team, and my current programming skills is a 180, so you can still be extremely successful with either. Just go with whichever you know best, or the one you would rather learn.

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#5

If you are new, go for Blocks, it’s the easiest and you can do 99% of what you want in blocks. Once you get the logic part down, it’s easy to switch to Python (just click the button to transform your Blocks code to Python)

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#6

May I ask what the other 1% is?

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#7

I suspect it’s more than 1%.
Have a look at the projects here, intermediate level drive code for a clawbot.

More or less the same project in blocks, Python and C++, except I skipped doing a full implementation in blocks because too hard/too painful.

Also, be careful using the auto-generated code from blocks, you have to have a different approach to block programming than Python/C++, some concepts translate well but others really do not.

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