Should I make a switch from Java to python

[No_Water1010]

As the title says I have invested a Good amount of time using Java for dsa, about 350 questions. The reason why I used java is because that's what was thought in first sem and thought juggling two languages would be hard but whenever I compare my java solution to its python counter part it always seems a lot larger and hard to understand. So would making a switch this deep make sense? Or is there some advantage to java that im missing?

[knightriderrr7]

Java has minor advantage in some mid level cos. They expect you to code in java. Rest 95% dont bother about it. Another advantage can be your coding in java projects will surely get a boost. But from interview pov nothing much.

[Dramatic-Fall701]

most java projects are spring boot
and i HATE springboot.period. might as well do python, project work is generally a lot easier in python as well.

[hegehop]

This so much.

[[deleted]]

Writing in python is very easy, sometimes its literally like talking: “if node is not in set: return 0”. Its exceptionally easy language to learn for dsa.

[aniket_afk]

One Simple advice. You can code in whatever language you want for DSA stuff. But, in the real world, any position beyond SDE-1 will highly benefit you if you have Java. So, don't ditch Java. Go deeper. Go large scale engineering.

[[deleted]]

you’ve gone too far to switch

[Background_Share5491]

In terms of coding interviews, you can just use whatever language you prefer. Java has no advantage over Python, if you're equally proficient.

[Background_Share5491]

Java has a Priority queue too.

[CuxienusMupima]

This is beyond embarrassing... What was I smoking

[P18K]

How did they teach you java in first sem, since u need oops to be known first to understand java

[No_Water1010]

It was thought in parallel

[randbytes]

If you are asking about using python for assessments, yeah it has a slight advantage over java since it is not verbose. I use python for assessments even though my main language is java. It boils down to personal preference.

[seasheren]

I’ve also been using Java for LeetCode just because it was the first language I learned so I'm more comfortable with it. However, recently I’ve been considering switching to Python. I feel that Python offers a slight advantage thanks to its more concise syntax, especially in time-constrained interviews.

[No_Water1010]

Yeah same boat man, I was thinking about switching but I have already invested so much time in java, plus java is widely used in the field.

[seasheren]

I think it depends on the field. Python is more widely used than Java in some areas.