Everyone told me to learn Python first. I think they're wrong.

Went to a local coding meetup in Austin last month. Guy next to me was a self taught developer making six figures with JavaScript. He said Python is great for data but terrible for actual web apps. I started with Python like everyone said. Stuck on flask for weeks. Couldn't figure out why my simple blog page looked like trash. Then I switched to basic JavaScript and built something functional in two days. Nobody talks about how demoralizing it is to stare at a terminal for a month with nothing to show. Has anyone else ditched the Python path and had better luck with something else?

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norag6623d ago

Sorry but Python teaches you how to actually think through problems instead of just copying someone's jQuery snippet.

danielmason23d ago

Totally with you on this one. My first real language was PHP and I spent years just copy-pasting scripts from forums to make things work without understanding why. Then I forced myself to learn Python for a side project and it was like a light switched on. You actually have to break problems down into small pieces and think about data flow, it trains your brain in a totally different way. I still use other stuff for quick fixes but Python made me a better programmer overall.