How much coding do I need to learn when becoming a nuclear physicist?

[TR094]

I'm currently in high school and in the future I want to become a nuclear physicist. I'm not really into coding in general and I worry that would be a bad thing. I'm more on wanting to do lab work.

I know I don't really have to worry about this now but it's good to know now for the future so I can be ready.

 

[Orodruin]

Coding is generally a very useful tool. This goes for experimental physics as well as theoretical as well as for industry in the (quite likely) case that you don’t spend your entire life in acdemia.

 

[TR094]

Coding is generally a very useful tool. This goes for experimental physics as well as theoretical as well as for industry in the (quite likely) case that you don’t spend your entire life in acdemia.

Should I learn python first? I've heard that it's good for a beginner and it's useful for physics things

 

[Orodruin]

The language is less important than learning to code. If you can code well, picking up another coding language to a reasonable proficiency is not hard.

That said, Python is a good way in.