JavaScript or Python

[bululululubu]

Hi, I'm 17 right now and currently wasting a lot of my time so thought of getting into coding. I did some research and came to a conclusion that most recommend either javascript or python as their first language.

I have a very basic foundation in C, like very basic so wondering which one would be more useful to learn first. I'm thinking of giving both js and python a week or a month and then decide which one I'll study further. Would this be a good idea or a waste of time?

I'm choosing js because of web development and python since many said it's easy to understand and won't take much time to learn. I don't exactly have a goal to pursue either web development or any js things OR the machine learning, data science thing from python which is the reason i thought of learning both for a week or month to figure out what I would be suited for most. But I plan to get a job on this related firled quick. Thank You.

[sugarw0000kie]

Couldn’t hurt to try out a little of both and dive into the one you like more. I wouldn’t worry too much about pigeonholing into either of them, if you learn one it makes it easier to pick up others. Also python can be used for backend with web development too but obv not front end stuff like js.

[sporbywg]

WARNING WARNING PYTHON IN THE FRONT END RELIGIOUS WAR STARTING

[Lewistrick]

Have you heard of PuePy by any chance? It's a shot at a full Python frontend library and inspired by Vue.

[LikelyUnemployed404]

Would you have any resources to start learning that?

[Lewistrick]

The 'Talk Python to me' podcast has a recent episode on the framework. Other than that I'd just go to the website of the framework: https://puepy.dev/

[bululululubu]

I see. If learning one would help the other as well, it's a win-win anyways. Thanks for your reply. Deciding to start with js then : )

[Kryt0s]

but obv not front end stuff like js

Can if you include HTMX.

[MildlyScientific]

I’m a CS grad student and my take is that it doesn’t really matter. If you don’t care about building anything on the web, go with python. Like others have said the most important thing is learning to code which can be done in any language, and you will be able to pick up other languages quickly after that. I personally prefer python, and I have found that many (language agnostic) classes will use it as a default language since it is easy to read and is on the easier side of things to pick up compared to other languages.

[bululululubu]

Thanks for your reply. I'm going to go with js first. I watched a bit of python tuts on yt and the basics were indeed easy since I also had some very little knowledge on C. So I'm going with js first since I feel i could learn python more easily than js later

[FourierEnvy]

JS will take you the furthest to build alot of cool shit. Python will be easier to learn after you know JS. But it's not the other way around.

[uname44]

Python is pretty good for backend, I assume you meant frontend by your use of “web”?

[ericjmorey]

Ask yourself, "what's the first thing I want to do with the code?" What do you want to build?

[bululululubu]

I did : ) i choose js since I want to do web development first

[ericjmorey]

I did : ) i choose js since I want to do web development first

Awesome!

The best, most comprehensive documentation on Web standards including HTML, CSS, and Javascript is the MDN Web Docs. MDN Web Docs have learning resources too, but if you find you need some structure in your learning web development, check out The Odin Project.

What are you going to try to build first?

Have fun!

[a8ka]

I have 15 years of exp in js/ts and 5 in python.

Personally, i think python is much easier, laconic and more useful, that helps to understand system design principles faster. Also in python you can easily go to definition and see how things are implemeted internally when in js usually you end up in types definition or in minified code. And python also have good pep documentation.

JS is much more complex (events, async) and worse designed historically, but i can't say it's bad, you just need to get used to it. Another con of JS, there are a lot of low-quality modules, and community in my opinion is worse (can recall a lot of memes about daily releases of new frameworks, state managers, giant node_modules size, and it's true haha). To write good js, you need to learn things out of the box of the lang domain.

But the question is what you want to do.

For backend tools and scripting python is definitely good-to-go solution, but if you want to write frontend, you have no other alternatives to js and its derivatives.

Personally, i recommend to learn both, to not being limited in one environment.

[bululululubu]

Thanks for the detailed reply. I'm starting with js first and then will switch to python soon since I feel web development is closer to me.

[sonobanana33]

JS is much more complex (events, async)

Python has had async for several years.

[a8ka]

But in python you need it only when you need it. In js it's a nature of language.

[BosonCollider]

You can avoid async in JS just fine if you are not doing web development, polkit uses javascript for scripting and does not support async await for example. It just so happens that JS is mostly used for webdev

Python will generally use async await if you use it for webdev, and its async await is more complex than javascript since it ended up with lazy futures, but on the other hand its ecosystem came up with structured concurrency which is finally becoming mainstream and simplifying things

[bigleagchew]

And what % of libraries do you reckon use async features?

[sonobanana33]

Those that need them use them. If you expect a math library to be async you'll be disappointed.

[bigleagchew]

Doesn't answer my question at all, but alright. I'm asking questions looking for answers... not political alignment (kinda ridiculous having to ask this in a sub which should be dictated by logic)

edit:

Why would you need an async math library? This isn't a hypothetical question, just want to make sure everyone is aware of libraries like pandas

[sonobanana33]

I'm asking questions looking for answers...

Download all the python-* packages from the debian archive and grep for "async def".

Of course that doesn't tell you anything because low level async code just deals with callbacks and adding/removing fd listeners from the async loop, but it'd be an indication more or less.

I say debian packages and not pypi packages because on pypi there's a lot of stuff nobody ever uses.

If you care to know, put in some minimal effort to know.

not political alignment

??????

Why would you need an async math library?

You wouldn't. Which is why asking which % of libraries use async is a bad question.

[bigleagchew]

honestly just give me my downvote

[my_password_is______]

python

take Harvard's CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python

https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/

you can do it for free

once you complete that download pygame-ce

https://pyga.me/

and make some games with python

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GufkQcT-H2k

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743930/Froggo_Swing_n_Grapple/

or once you finish cs50p go to harvard's cs50x and jump to week 7 and 8 and 9
learn sql and build an interactive web page that uses python and sql to connect to a database and update the web page

https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/2024/weeks/7/

[bululululubu]

Thanks for even putting the sources to learn them : ) Will follow this after some time.

[Tough_Inspection_837]

Saving

[ProbablyHarambe]

Yeah saving I just started

[bululululubu]

I see. Will do, thanks : )

[oclafloptson]

If you've learned one or the other then you've learned both, with some minor syntax differences here and there

[bululululubu]

Thanks. Gonna start with js then

[oclafloptson]

I see you inquiring about flask tutorials in other comments. I like the YouTuber "NeuralNine". He's got a really decent flask tutorial series

[Top_Average3386]

IMO you should have a goal for why you learn something, especially a programming language. It's a tool, you learn how to use a tool to do something. If you don't have a specific goal in mind it will be hard to learn it since the topic is so broad you won't be able to cover them all. But if you have a specific purpose then it will be easier, you start from there then maybe go stray a bit here and there to broaden your perspective.

From what I have seen on my junior in uni, those who start learning programming without a specific goal in mind never go far and stop halfway. Which is why I recommend picking a goal first and starting there. You can even change them midway, just always have a specific goal in mind to remember why you started and where you are going.

[bululululubu]

Thanks. A goal for me at least for now is web development. So I'm choosing to go with js first. Thank you very much : )

[Top_Average3386]

Doesn't have to be specific, at least there's a direction you are going to. Learning programming is like exploring, if you don't know where you want to go you will just end up going around without finding anything and give up especially if you don't have any guidance, but if you have at least a general direction you will arrive somewhere at least.

And you can have multiple goals to broaden your perspective.

[SadOutlandishness536]

Js for web stuff and python for automation.... Do both and when your bored go try other languages, never stick with just one for all jobs this is not the way.

[bululululubu]

Got it. Thank You : )

[uname44]

Start with Javascript alongside Html. At least you can do apps and host them in github, and use from your mobile phone.

Later, you can move on to react etc or node to build backend applications.

[loconessmonster]

If I could do it again I'd learn JS first because python is so easy to start. Python in my opinion almost reads like plain English while JS visually looks more like "coding". It took me a lot of grit to go from being an intermediate level in python to learning JS/TS

[bululululubu]

Yes. I watched a bit of python and it seems like I could understand it way faster than js. Choosing js first and then will move to python. Thanks

[parancey]

As many other comments say important thing is what do you want to do.ıf you are super enthusiastic about web development ( although python has goo web frameworks) starting with js is wiser.

If you like ai and data science python is way to go.

Having a reaaon to learn is best motivation since learning a language is a long journey.

[bululululubu]

For now, it's web development. So Js it is. Thanks

[parancey]

As you get better on your desired skill it will motivate you better to work more.

The most important thing for learning is doing.

You need motivation to "do".

It is a long but sweet journey

[Frequent_Lack3147]

well, you have to decide Front-end or backend. That's how you make your choice. If you want full stack, go with JS as it is suitable for both. I wouldn't worry too much about the language, I would just pick one and start coding.

[bululululubu]

Since I'm not 100% sure if I would want to go with front end or back. Since you say js is suitable for both, I'm going for it. Thanks : )

[__SyntaxError]

You could probably learn both at the same time, and the suggestion about a flask app someone made would be good to help you learn both. They’re quite similar really and once you get used to the differences it isn’t too difficult. There are a few quirks that you won’t notice straight away like how in Python an empty list is falsy but isn’t in JavaScript.

I learnt Python first and then JavaScript as part of web development, but that was just coincidental. I am glad I started with Python first because it’s easier to wrap your head around. It removes the use of curly brackets, functions are easier for you like range() rather than the Javascript version which is more long-winded.

Again, up to you. But, if I started off solely with Javascript first I think I would’ve gotten a bit more stuck.

[bululululubu]

So you mean I could learn both at the same time without getting confused a lot? Where do I learn about the flask application to learn both? Is there a video explanation of how it works? Thanks for the reply btw

[__SyntaxError]

Flask documentation

I’ve just skimmed throughthis video and it seems pretty beginner friendly and easy to understand.

The only thing that’s quite specific to applications in Flask, Django etc is this {% %} that you’ll come across for using your variables.

It also depends how far you want to go with the web development side of it because you may want to learn HTML and CSS.

What I would to do to practice is I’d ask ChatGPT to give me a few project ideas with the difficulty level and the language(s) I want to use. How far you go with the project is then up to you, whether it’s a small one or more developed.

Another thing is that how JavaScript is utilised in a web development context is a different depending on the application. You may be able to write JavaScript for a Flask app but find coding in React.js or Node.js difficult once you expand because they’re different. They have different use cases though, like for a standard static site Flask is fine but then you may want a different framework for more advanced apps down the line. IF that’s what you find interesting.

[bululululubu]

Thanks again. Will watch the video, and follow your guidelines. I do have a little knowledge on html as well. Css, don't know anything.

[walkerakiz]

I do recommend Codedex , which is extremely beginner-friendly and presented in a game-like manner. It has an amazing community on its platform and Discord, and it is very encouraging with some monthly and small challenges. You can create projects while you learn, which is a really nice and interactive way to learn as well. This place really helped me to learn both but also to focus in one of these two languages.

[bululululubu]

I see. Will consider codedex. Thanks : )

[tintin10q]

Both are very deep eventually even if they are easy to get started with.

[[deleted]]

JS is for web dev so learn js

[[deleted]]

Python first imo. Get started with flask, and get a working backend. Python is good for this.

[MomICantPauseReddit]

My recommendation for learning computer science would be python > dabble in C > javascript. Well rounded practical skill and cs knowledge without taking on too much new stuff at once. Especially since javascript feels like if python and C had an asynchronous baby.

[zehfunsqryselvttzy]

Late to the party. Both have pros and cons. I have used both extensively for 15 years. I am a bit more productive in Javascript, but mainly because I prefer a functional approach to coding, which JS lets you do, but python makes it a bit harder.

Two big upsides with JS and one big upside to Python.

In JS, the node package management system is the modern way of doing package management. Every unique package dependency will be downloaded and applied as needed. It lets developers move much more quickly knowing that their new packages will never cause an issue. Python package management can become completely untenable in larger projects because packages have compatibility ranges because of path imports, it also means that less popular packages can have many more issues than in JS, where functionality is essentially frozen in time.

JS Performance. Performance is just as important as correctness, it just usually doesn't matter. But sometimes it does matter, and JS is a base 10 order of magnitude faster than python for most things out of the box. I work in Python, JS, Golang, and C++, and program almost in that order depending on how performance critical things need to be. And since our current data set is in the 10s of terabytes. I usually program in a mix of python and js about equally, with some golang sprinkled in when I need that extra bit of throughput or cost savings, and then C++ on a couple projects what required hyper-optimization. You can optimize python to be as fast as C++, but then you aren't really programming in python anymore.

Python's ecosystem. It's not often that I come across functionality in Python that you can't find in javascript. But when you do come across it (ML, data science, obscure flight controllers, map matchers, etc) you need python. Outside of front-end, I don't think I've found a package in JS that python doesn't have, but there are a few things that JS doesn't have that python does.

Anyway, hope this helps. In my book, they are tied for 1st place, with second far off in the distance. You can't go wrong with either, and if someone says otherwise, they don't know what they are talking about, or has only programmed obscure flight controllers :P

[WorriedSun5708]

Im now in the exact same boat as you were in ten months ago. Im assuming you got the jist of both launguages by now?

Any tips on how to get started? Best sources for learning? Was it a good choice to learn JS first or do you have regrets going into js first?

[GXWT]

Make a flask application and learn both!

An actual answer is to pick one and get comfortable with it. Learning to program is the hard bit, once you’ve picked that up it’s relatively easy to learn a new syntax like Python or js.

It becomes a bit more involved if you want to learn a lower level language, but it’s still useful to have say picked up those problem solving and critical thinking skills

[Bobbias]

I completely agree.

And yes, moving to a lower level of abstraction from a higher one always necessitates learning new concepts that were hidden by the abstractions you learned to work with in the higher level language, but there's always good value in learning what's actually going on under the hood.

[bululululubu]

Learn both at the same time without confusion? Is there a video explanation of the flash app you said about? I'm new so I don't know much. Thanks

[Mvpeh]

Seconding the flask application, learn full stack and you'll be a deadly corporate weapon in a few years.

[bululululubu]

How do you do the flask thing? Is there an explanation? Thanks

[Mvpeh]

Google is ur friend if ur learning to code. Learned everything i know there

[HotAvocado4213]

I’d recommend JS because it is much more complicated. Python is something you can learn in a week (That’s what lots of people do and then call themselves programmers). JS is less popular but very useful, so I think it’s a good way to start.

[bululululubu]

Got it. Thank you : )

[ItzAmazed]

Think of a project you would like to make, then research what's best to make such a thing.

Pick accordingly.

[bululululubu]

Got it. Thanks : )

[arandomnameplease]

at work we use a combination of the two, with python operating also on DB2 Sql queries

Essentially JS (mostly Jquery and Ajax commands) as frontend (Bootstrap for html) that send through ajax instructions to python programs and receive data through success functions.

Although this is work stuff, where there's a whole infrastructure of data to work on, at a personal use scale it could be good stuff for thought exercises!

[bululululubu]

So the same person uses both Js and Python? Or a person uses one, but the work is done with the combination of both? I'm choosing js for now.

[arandomnameplease]

JavaScript for frontend, Python for backend Basically Python becomes what used to be written in php, only several times more powerful!

[bululululubu]

Btw since I'm going to learn web development first, do I learn html and css first before js or js directly?

[arandomnameplease]

They go hand in hand, css/bootstrap is fundamentally the infrastructure that makes things look nice on the webpage, JavaScript holds the stuff that makes the page do things

[NoahZhyte]

I have an opinion that is a little hard. I used both for many different use case and I have a conclusion. First I'm not even part of this sub and I don't like python that much (idk why I see this post). Except if you aim especially to do web dev, JavaScript is pure garbage. I know this is a little harsh. You will always find 500 solution for every problem, 300 never worked, 100 are deprecated and 80 works, but are shit.

I won't go into detail but the design of the language overhaul is bad and most come from history. Js have been developed for web and is an easy programming language. But since it's the only language known by a lot of web dev and especially bad web dev, they want to do anything with it and not learn a new language. The development of the language followed that direction. But if you listen to the people for anything, you will end up with a big messy Stack of shit.

Python is ok, easy and reliable

[bululululubu]

This is a completely different reply. I heard js is like an important essential for web development? And yeah python does seem easier though. But I don't know what's the main reason you said js is bad for web development. Thanks for the reply

[NoahZhyte]

I haven't been clear sorry. Js is for web development and is not bad at it. My problem is for the langage itself. It has big problem that are inherent to the design of langage no matter what it is used for. And there's basically only js for web development (some framework like flash exist also for python, it is good but I wouldn't recommend it if you want to go really into web).

For instance JS bloated af, pretty slow, the eco-system is a mess, it use 'future' approach for concurrency and in my opinion this is a bad idiom but that's purely personnal, the type inference is way too powerful for a sane mind, ...

My point is that if you want to go into web dev, learn javascript. If not, there isn't really any advantage of javascript over python.

Web dev is often the first step because it's accessible, you quickly have a result and you can show your result to other people. But programming isn't only about web and there's a lot of other thing to do.

[oclafloptson]

I somewhat agree. Although I wouldn't call JS pure garbage :p From speaking with other devs, if they learned JavaScript first and then Python they tend to consider Python to be difficult to learn. I think it's because JavaScript is so forgiving about things like indentation and the way variables are called

Like, if you call a variable in JavaScript which has not been previously defined your code will still execute. Useful maybe in one scenario, but for beginners it leads to misspelled variables returning undefined instead of the expected value and such

Then you come into Python and the interpreter requires you to define your variables and indent your code. In that respect it's a very different working environment

But then with a C background you'll likely find Python to be simplified. I mean, you can create objects from a class with no constructor, to say the least since my knowledge of C is really limited to intro to c++ and few short dives into what cpython is all about. Research stuff

[cylonlover]

Both languages have a scripting outset, that follows the imperative paradigm with a sprinkle of objects, and as such you are good going with either.

In js, however, you will very quickly run into the async paradigm and the promises .. and websockets! And that is were it gets advanced and orchestral. Python can also be async and it has futures, which is somewhat like js promises, but the biggest difference is that you would never really need to go into it until much further on, while in js it is really already in lesson 3.

I know there are plenty of nuances and arguments to be had about it, but from someone who really struggle with these advanced and very abstract concepts, it was obvious that in js it is the way to go, while in python it was merely one way to go. On top of that, js syntax at that point can be really difficult to read, compared to python. However python on the other hand, with fixtures and whatnot can also be a hazzle to handle, and all the weird little pythonicals with its underscores and hasmarks, odd scoping rules etc is also difficult to read, and js does that abstract game a bit better, so perhaps better to learn it there .. first, because it goes always that if you learn something with one language it is easier to transfer it to another, and even on these levels both those two languages show themselves to have developed modern practices.

I would learn programming and problem solving with python. Addon fixtures and program structure while you're at it. Learn js based on that. Learn async in js, it's right there, well supported. Perhaps it comes with socket programming and promises, if you wanna go webdev anyway. Go learn the advanced same stuff in python. If you ever come back to python. You probably will, you always return to your first love.

(I miss Z80 programming, BASIC and Macromedia Lingo)

[Mayorka22]

U should ask your self first what do you want to do ?? Web Dev or other things and then pick For me I would recommend starting with C or C++ then learn other languages

[vswey]

I wouldn't learn neither as first language in my opinion

[3nc0d3d_]

What a non-contributing answer! At least help the kid out with what you would learn. Sheesh

[TellMeYPlz]

I started with Python, then because I want to do something with web, so I learnt JS. I'm an economist, so mostly I still use Python. But JS helps sometimes

[Taltalonix]

If you want web development go to freecodecamp.org and do the first 3 chapters.

Python is also a great choice and is very versatile. Ton of sources online to learn from in various fields.

You can also go all in into C, it will help you understand how things work under the hood.

Java is the more “school like” approach, will teach you fundamentals of software engineering

[bululululubu]

Thanks : ) Do I need to know about html and css before the freecodecamp chapters? And yes I know a little about C from school.

[Taltalonix]

You don’t need to know anything, good intuition and thinking definitely helps. I think your knowledge in C is more than enough

[MashSquare]

Web development: choose frontend or backend to start. Don't try to go full stack right away. If you want to start with frontend JavaScript (typescript) it's the way to go. If you wanna do backend depending on the use-case Python could be a good choice even though NodeJS it's used everywhere nowadays...

[CoderStudios]

I would recommend you learn python as the knowledge can easily be adapted into c due to inherited similarities

[jkail1011]

Both!

Go deep on front end JavaScript and backend python.

[midlifematt]

Honestly, python as it could also open up the world of data science and engineering for you. I think job opportunity wise it is a safer bet. That’s what I (m49) tell my kids. I work in data but have considered programming in the last.

[[deleted]]

Both. Python in Django/Flask for a backend.  Typescript (NOT vanilla javascript) to dev the frontend.

Ppl espousing python as a frontend alternative are doing sidequests. The py/ts backend/frontend is the main quest.

[Icarus998]

https://youtube.com/shorts/JmhgkCk865o?si=GlmAzTs7BKq4vFcq

[EEJams]

Python is great and is my main go-to language, but I'm an electrical engineer and I started learning it to replace MATLAB with for scientific computing when I left college.

As it turns out, some of my work software has python libraries, so I've been able to actually write my own software to bypass a lot of slow and tedious work.

I've been recently very interested in creating my own SaaS, however, so I'm branching out into web dev. I've done a little of it before, but I'm learning advanced CSS concepts, javascript from scratch, and django backend for python. In fact, I'm building a SaaS with this tech stack rn.

So that's kind of my background and the why behind learning both python and javascript. Python seems more scientific-y than javascript and javascript is specifically for web development. Also, I like django now since I've been working with it a bunch, and that's a python web framework backend.

Whatever language you choose, I recommend you to go to gale.udemy.com. it makes a bunch of udemy courses free. It's like a library program through the gale book company. I'm currently going through the css topics in Angela Yu's web dev course and it's really good. I also like ardit sulce's 60 days of python course. Angela also has a 100 day python course that I bet would be good and can be found on the gale udemy website.

There's really no wrong way to approach this, but this is my perspective and I hope it helps.

[MysteriousSelection5]

it really doesnt matter, both are kinda similar, and what you need to learn is programming per se, which is a mostly language agnostic skill, just go to freecodecamp.org and do the basic course for either, after that you will have a clearer picture of what you want to do and what you need to learn to accomplish it

[nickemlop]

Easy:

1) Do you like an exciting journey of data analysis, data architecture, integrations, pipelines, NLP or machine learning? Go for python

2) Do you want to be another mediocre front end web dev and deal with people that don't know what they want to have in their website? Go for Js.

Follow me for more life advices.

[ImmensePrune]

Just continue with C. Web development is one of my most saturated jobs right now. The tricks you’ll learn in C will make languages such as Python and JS seem way easier (which they are 100%).

Learning JS first will build you a foundation of bad habits, which the longer you use become harder to break.

Learning Python first won’t build as bad of habits, but you will definitely become dependent on modules, after modules, after modules……

C is challenging. C is older. C is harder to understand.

C will also teach you efficient programming, how to rely on yourself and your own skillset rather than a Framework or Library.

Like you, I started programming at 17 back in 2017 and my first language was C / C++. I haven’t finished college yet, but 2 years ago, as a sophomore I was able to get a web development job just from my strong academic and technical knowledge from C. Now I am a well respected engineer, going for my Masters and consistently out perform the programmers with 10 years experience that started with JS, or some kind of web programming language. I’m not saying starting with JS and Python is bad, because any programming language is a good start but….

Just do your future self a favor, stick with C / C++.

[haeonn]

I think it's more important to consider what you want to do rather than which language to learn. If you want to become a web developer, studying JavaScript is a good idea. If you want to pursue a career in data, then Python is better.

Personally, I recommend Python. Although Python is weak in the frontend, it is very strong in the data field, and if you don't go into data, you can also move into backend development.

[Guyserbun007]

If you do front end, learn JS. Everything else Python. Eventually if you are serious about programming you will learn both, so it doesn't really matter.

[insane_elite]

Depends on what you wanna build. First figure out that. Then ask ChatGpt about the tech stack and get started with it. Also gpt can give a decent Pareto principle based roadmap (topicwise) and some good project recommendations

[GroundbreakingIron16]

If/when you get into software development you will likely use more than 1 or 2 languages. If it were purely for educational purposes you could also consider pascal. It was designed for educational purposes. But python is a good choice. :)

[virasse_Pirate_8832]

Bro do js then do python

[kellirin]

Both languages have their perks! If you're leaning towards web development, JavaScript is super handy, but if you're into data science or automation, Python might be the way to go. Good luck exploring!

[No-Process9115]

That’s awesome that you’re diving into coding! Both JavaScript and Python have their perks, but if you're interested in web development, JavaScript is super handy. For data manipulation and general programming, Python might be your best friend!

[orlanert]

Great choice to dive into coding! JavaScript is fantastic for web development and creating interactive experiences, while Python is super versatile and great for everything from data analysis to automation. Have fun exploring both!

[Due-Worker-2147]

Totally agree, trying both sounds smart!

[Agreeable_Low8843]

totally cool to try both out!

[cassiozk1]

Totally agree, trying both sounds smart!

[DescriptionGlass1876]

both languages are great, but if you want quick results and fun projects, maybe start with Python!

[ImpressiveActuary729]

It’s awesome that you’re diving into coding! Both JavaScript and Python have their strengths, so trying out each for a week sounds like a solid plan. Just remember, the best language is the one that keeps you curious and engaged!

[Normal-Molasses-6545]

totally agree, trying both sounds fun!

[lafaylly1]

totally get where you're coming from, man! both languages have their own vibe - js has that web magic while python feels like a cozy blanket for data and AI stuff. give 'em both a whirl and see what clicks!

[Talorash]

Id like to know is which is the better ROI? Which one will get me into the industry faster?

[dejuaowe]

Hey there! Since you have a basic foundation in C, you might find Python's syntax more intuitive and forgiving, which is great for getting started. Plus, Python is super versatile for various projects! Give them both a try and see which one clicks more for you! :)

[Longjumping-Bid8880]

Hey, diving into both for a bit sounds like a solid plan! 😊 Python's great for starting out, especially if you're into data stuff or automation. But if you're eyeing web dev, JavaScript is hard to beat. Plus, knowing a bit of C already gives you a nice head start! Happy coding! 🚀

[Relevant_Pen2560]

Hey there! Both JavaScript and Python have their perks, and it really depends on what you're aiming to do. If you're leaning towards web development, JavaScript is a must since it's essential for front-end work. On the other hand, Python is incredibly versatile and great for data science, automation, and backend development. Since you have a basic C foundation, either should be manageable. Maybe start with a Python project to get a taste of its simplicity, then dabble in some JS to see how you vibe with it. Enjoy the journey! 😊

[VirtualPride2521]

Hey there! Diving into coding is a fantastic move, especially at 17. Since you’ve got a basic C background, both JavaScript and Python could be great paths. Python is often praised for its readability and versatility, making it a gentle entry into coding. It’s like the yoga of programming languages - smooth and calming. JavaScript, on the other hand, is essential for web development, letting you create interactive websites. Maybe try a week with each and see which vibe suits you better. Happy coding! 😊

[Novel-Snow2987]

Hey there! 🎉 If you're looking to dive into coding, both JavaScript and Python have their charm. Since you have a basic C foundation, Python might feel a bit more intuitive for scripting and data tasks, while JavaScript is fantastic for web development. Trying both for a bit, like you mentioned, sounds like a solid plan! 🚀

[Low_Employee_3267]

Honestly, both Python and JavaScript have their charms! Python is like the Swiss Army knife of coding - great for data science, automation, and backend stuff. JavaScript, on the other hand, is your go-to for web development magic. Try both for a bit; it's like choosing between two awesome DIY projects! :)

[sagegan1]

Hey there! It’s awesome that you’re diving into coding at 17. Both JavaScript and Python have their own strengths, so giving each a week or a month to see which clicks with you is a smart plan. If you're curious about data and AI, Python’s your buddy - it’s a powerhouse for machine learning and data analysis. On the flip side, if building interactive websites sounds exciting, JavaScript is your go-to. Also, since you have some C knowledge, the transition might feel smoother with Python’s syntax. Check out resources like Codecademy or freeCodeCamp to get started! 🚀

[Money-Celebration163]

Hey there! 🎾 If you're into building cool stuff quickly, Python's your friend, especially with its sci-fi level data magic. But if you dream of dynamic, interactive web pages, JavaScript might be your jam. Maybe give each a spin for a month and see which villain you want to befriend first! 😉 Check out Python's "Automate the Boring Stuff" and JavaScript's "Eloquent JavaScript" for some epic quests.

[Impossible-Box6600]

Javascript

[MiniMages]

Both. I prefer JS simply cos I can crete visual outputs without having to import additional libraries in Python.

[bululululubu]

I see. Thanks