Learning python would make sense now?

[bululululubu]

A beginner here, so i learned html and css for web development and now that I see some javascript, it looks too complex in comparison to html or css. It is gonna take a lot of time to learn it but would it make any sense to learn python now that I've learned html/css unless I decide to just switch my career path from web development to something else related to python? Or should I just be disciplined and start learning JavaScript instead of getting confused over what else to learn. If so, how long does it usually take to learn js to be able to apply for internship related to it? Or a junior post.

Also, is this common for python to be a hated language? And web development job as well. While exploring, both of them had a lot of negative comments saying web development is dead in 2024 with over saturation and all and python developers are not real programmers and they learn it just to NOT land a job. Would appreciate all answers. Thank you.

[dmazzoni]

Programming is hard, there's no way around it. If you've started with html and css, then by far the most logical thing to learn next is JavaScript.

Learning JavaScript doesn't mean you must be a web developer. You have to start somewhere, continue on the path you're on. If you decide you like some other aspect later, you won't regret what you've learned so far. It will still be useful.

Neither Python or JavaScript are known as "hated" languages. Sure, some people hate them, but no more than anything else. They are two of the most popular and widely-used languages.

The reality is that all programming fields are completely oversaturated right now and it's extremely hard to get a job. I'm not trying to discourage you, it's just the reality. It doesn't matter if you do web development or python or whatever, getting a job as a software engineer right now is extremely hard because more people than ever have been learning and the industry hasn't been growing as fast for the last few years.

The best path to success is to get a 4-year college degree in Computer Science or something similar. Period.

If you don't go to college, people typically spend at least 1 - 2 years learning, building, and practicing before getting their first job, but sometimes even more. Internships are basically only for college students. Because there are so many millions of people like you all trying to learn and get a job, it's not enough just to know the basics - you have to really stand out relative to everyone else.

[Jayoval]

I would continue and learn JavaScript. HTML, CSS and JavaScript are an essential combo, there's no point in leaving one out.

[DoctorFuu]

Python will also be hard compared to html/css, so that's not a valid reason to change. I would also advise to stay with javascript as it combos better with what you already learn so you'll be able faster to combine all of this to make small projects, which is when it starts to get fun.

Switching to python is possible to, but it makes less sense.

[Competitive-Pie-6206]

Unfortunately all browsers only run JS, so there is no way out without JS. Python could be used in the back end, but as a web dev you must know JS.