I actually started learning Python but move to JavaScript.
I started working on a Saas company that also offers SEO consultation and the CEO of the company (who recently passed away) was a big advocate for Python.
Also, most of the practical usage would be for data analysis and task automation but, I got carried away by the comments of more experienced guys in this field.
@splishsplash Thanks a lot for stopping by and sharing your insights here!!
For data science and task automation you'd absolutely want Python.
Unfortunately there's a LOT of bad advice out there and it can be very hard to make a decision. I've been a dev since the 90's btw, so I was writing code while a lot of guys here were still learning to crawl.
Ultimately you have to make your own decision, but the thing you need to be careful of in this industry is fanaticism. Ever since the early days it's been rampant. emacs vs vi, linux vs freebsd, freebsd vs openbsd etc. You'll find a lot of die-hard javascript fanatics that will convince you that it's the best thing since sliced bread, but I can tell you that out of all the main stream languages Python is one of the cleanest languages in terms of the actual syntax and how to write code. You can read any code in Python and you'll understand it. Other languages have a lot of quirks and special ways of doing things which that you need to learn the style of the programmer rather than the fundamental style of the language.
Python is strongly-typed. Javascript is weakly typed.
There's no procedural programming in javascript. It's just a big mix of everything. You aren't going to learn about interfaces, polymorphism or multiple inheritance. These things in javascript are more like "hacks". You use prototypes to achieve polymoprhism. I don't think you can implement interfaces, and javascript doesn't support multiple inheritance. There's a hacky way to do it with ES6, but again, do you really want to be learning "hacky ways", or learning the fundamentals in a clean way?
Python is imperative, procedural, OO and functional.
Python was designed to be what it is. Javascript is just a big evolution of addons, hacks and glues to do things. It's very powerful, but this is not the type of language you want to learn to be a software engineer in. It's a power tool for getting stuff done when you're already a strong developer.
Python has way more libs than js.
Most people and articles out there are just full of crap, then you have the die-hards in a language that will convince you it's the most amazing thing ever, but they're lacking the broader perspective to compare because they're so entrenched in their own daily programming practices and way of solving things.
You see this below. This is an example. His response is just "You truly have no idea what you're talking about". Notice how he added "truly" to give it more emphasis. The notion that a js programmer can "switch between languages" in a matter of weeks is beyond ridiculous. See if this guy really understands mutable vs immutable data. I doubt he's even heard of these terms let alone the ability to actually understand the difference.
HUH?? What do you mean you won’t be a good programmer if you learn JS first? You truly have no idea what you’re talking about. It doesn’t matter which language you choose first, as long as you know how to program. Experienced javascript programmers can switch between languages in a matter of weeks. We are talking about high-level languages here, we’re not talking assembly. You can learn Javascript well and then switch to python in case that you need to. Just learn the conventions and libraries that you need for each language
In fact here's one for you.
Can you make a mutable data type in javascript immutable? If so, how? And tell me if using const on an object will prevent that object from being modified. If not, why.
but what i want to biuld is not only web dev but also desk app and mobiles app that why im confused to pick betwwen JS or C# wish is also a good choice too
