Python or C# As a First Language?

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Let me put my cards on the table. I think that Python is a terrible language and is a poor place to start your coding — but I use it extensively in my work, and I probably use it more than any other programming language. So, when I teach cryptography, it is often Python I turn to. And, when it comes to jobs, Python is by far the most popular programming language for demand [here]:

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.