Hi, I am wondering for CS 61A, CS 61B, and CS 70 courses at Berkeley, what programming language should the student use? C++/Java/Python…
In general, if you take computer sciences related course at Berkeley, what is the most popular programming language for project, assignment, exam etc…
Thanks,
http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/classes-eecs.html
CS 61A: Python, Scheme
CS 61B: Java
CS 70: none (think of it as a math and statistics course)
I personally think this should not be a concern. Once you know one language, another one is just similar, just with different grammar/syntax.
Of course there are differences (I know, I deal with C++, Perl, Python, Java, and Tcl on a daily basis, differences in memory management oftentimes drive me crazy), but unless you are specialized in compilers & languages, the differences have little impact on class projects.
My D, when undergrad, seemed to use C++ the most. But now (2nd year PhD), she uses high-level languages (e.g. MathLab) for most of her projects/papers.