What computing languages would be best to know for a job similar to yours?

Question: What computing languages would be best to know for a job similar to yours?
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Asked by to Claire on 26 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Claire Shooter answered on 26 Jun 2014:
  
  A lot of bioinformatics tools are based on python which is a very accessible language to learn – I would thoroughly recommend it. You would also get a lot of use out of R and probably Perl. You can learn these for free online! I taught myself the basics of Python using the CodeAcademy website

Question: What computing languages would be best to know for a job similar to yours?