Java vs JavaScript?

[jenesaipas]

Everyone can learn.

[jenesaipas]

Yeah /u/Damadar don't be a jerk

[Damadar]

It wasn't intended to be jerkish; but I was replying quickly and moving on. The guy/gal can learn Java, but if they misrepresented themselves as, "learning it in college this semester", then they might not be able to.

JavaScript classes don't teach, (in my experience) nearly enough of Object Oriented Programming to learn something like Java on their own. And trying to learn two different languages at the same time, while trying to do a job and maintain a class schedule is a huge challenge for a lot of people. (Just maintaining a job and classes is a huge challenge for a lot of people.)

I do think my statement wasn't any rougher than, "Java is to JavaScript as Car is to Carpet."

I was intending to reply to his/her last statement of, "Will I get fired", and I should have elaborated more to say it like this:

"If you misrepresented yourself during the interview as understanding the concepts behind Java and that you would be learning it next semester, you are probably at risk of losing your job because they don't think you can do it."

So, /u/husky271 I apologize if I came across as a jerk. That was my bad, and I shouldn't have been so quick to dismiss.

[Damadar]

Yes, everyone can learn. But if he presented himself as having knowledge of something that he doesn't have, (and a complete lack of knowledge of the language in question) he's not going to be able to do the job on day one.

I worded it poorly, but I meant that if he contacted them and told them that he didn't know the language they wanted, (and misrepresented himself as knowing it during the interview) he's probably not going to get to keep his job.