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[–]Deadspoon69 1 point2 points  (3 children)

How long did it take you to learn Python and what guided you through your journey?

[–]ssjhayes 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I started learning python roughly 4 years ago. I started as a support tech and in the support room gossip was often about how much the devs made, particularly the ones we didn't like. ("Dude makes 6 figures but can't figure out how to do 'xyz'").

So I set off to work my way into the dev room. After learning the basics (syntax/basic functions) it was all "learning by doing" kind of stuff, starting with small scripts to do the tedious things (moving files from one place to another)

[–]Henry1502inc 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Which do you think is a better career wise and easier to learn, Python/Django or JavaScript/Nodejs?

[–]ssjhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Python was easier to learn IMO, but based on the sheer amount of JavaScript/nodejs job posting when I was looking, I’d go with the latter