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My friend told me to learn JavaScript before Python and I'm not sure it was good advice
When I started coding six months ago, my buddy who works as a web dev said to go with JavaScript first because it's 'everywhere'. I spent three months on it and got really stuck on concepts like async functions and the DOM. Last month I switched to Python for a small project and found the syntax way easier to follow for a beginner. Now I'm wondering if starting with a simpler language would have been better, even if JavaScript is more common for web stuff. Has anyone else been given advice to start with a harder language and regretted it?
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avery_lopez4d ago
Starting with Python is fine, just switch back to JavaScript later for web projects.
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umathompson4d ago
Honestly, what if getting stuck on the hard parts first makes everything else feel easier later?
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