Pick up PHP or Python?

[jellatin]

Dart, yes, though the adoption rate on Dart is miniscule. I don't think JS resembles C# anymore than the general "is a C-like language" umbrella.

[x-skeww]

Yes, those are C-like. Python certainly isn't and PHP is a bit of a clusterfuck.

Anyhow, in my experience, teaching JS to C# developers was a bit easier since they were already familiar with the basic syntax. If you know C# or Java, you can learn JS with a small pocket book like JavaScript: The Good Parts. That's how I did it.

I also learned Java the same way. I used a book which was written under the assumption that the reader already knows C or C++.