I finally changed my mind about learning Python first

For the longest time I was all in on JavaScript as a beginner language, thought Python was too slow and too limited for real projects. I spent like 6 months forcing myself through JS tutorials and kept hitting walls with weird syntax errors that made no sense. Then my buddy from a local coding meetup in Austin showed me how he built a data scraper in Python with like 20 lines of code, and it actually worked first try. Now I'm 3 weeks into Python and the logic just clicks way better for me. But I wonder if I'm missing out on job opportunities by not sticking with JavaScript. Which side do you guys land on for a total beginner Python vs JavaScript?

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mia70029d ago

I totally get that feeling when you finally find a language that clicks after struggling with another one. It's awesome that Python is working for you, and honestly job opportunities exist for both languages so you're not missing out either way. Just stick with what makes you excited to code every day, that's way more important in the long run.

ellioth3729d agoMost Upvoted

Definitely feeling that solidarity vibe right now, @mia700. Finding something you actually enjoy coding in makes the whole learning process way less of a drag and more like a fun puzzle. Glad Python is working out for you, that motivation alone is half the battle.

lewis.terry29d ago

Yeah, "stick with what makes you excited" is solid advice. I had a buddy who nearly gave up on coding entirely after banging his head against Java for months. Then he tried Python for a small data project at work and suddenly he was staying late just because he was having fun. He's not even in a dev role now but uses Python scripts all the time to automate stuff, and @ellioth37 is right that kind of motivation makes all the difference.