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I picked Python over JavaScript for my first real project and it was a good call
Everyone said to start with JavaScript for web stuff, but I built a data sorting tool for my local library's volunteer group with Python in about a month. The simple syntax meant I spent less time fixing errors and more time actually making it work. Has anyone else gone against the grain for their first big piece of code?
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robert_bennett292d ago
Why does everyone push JS so hard? @alicebarnes is right, Python just works for getting stuff done.
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alicebarnes2d ago
Totally get this. I did the same thing with a little script to organize my family's photos. Everyone kept telling me to learn JavaScript first, but Python just made more sense to my brain (the way it reads is almost like plain English sometimes). I had a working thing in a weekend instead of getting stuck on weird syntax errors for weeks. Picking the tool that lets you finish the job is way smarter than following the crowd.
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