Programming Languages used in Graduate School? (quantum, high energy, and nuclear physics)

[Jose Diaz]

Hello,
I have 1 undergrad year left and was wondering what the most used programming languages in grad school are. I still don't know which grad school will accept me so I haven't bothered to ask them directly as my application will be in November when I get my GRE scores.
I am Interested in quantum, high energy, and nuclear physics.

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[Vanadium 50]

It is better to learn to program than any specific language.

 

[Mark44]

It is better to learn to program than any specific language.

And in my somewhat limited experience, based on members at this site, many folks of the physicist sort learned a specific language (Fortran 77), but did not learn how to program -- just enough to get by without any fancy additions like learning how to write code that others could easily understand, or how to use a debugger.

 

[Twigg]

how to use a debugger.

This. Don't be a dummy like me and use C/C++ for a decade without learning how to use gdb. You won't need it, until you really do.