I agree wholeheartedly with @AntrikshSharma and @Greg’s statements. I started with VBA and it gave me a great understanding of how programming languages work. I moved into R right after and I wish I had built a stronger base in SQL first because SQL’s greatest strength is in the backend in the data storage side of analytics and the relationships different data have between each other. No matter what type of analytics you do you will eventually need to have a base understanding of SQL. R and Python are two extremely powerful programming languages and each have their strengths in Power BI but there’s really no system out there that doesn’t either interact with or is built on some version of SQL. If you’re interested in learning R or Python, my post on Machine Learning in Power BI has some great resources and in the comments section there’s a few of us discuss some of the pros and cons of each language (Power BI & Machine Learning - Part 1: The Basics - #16 by bradsmith)
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