Pro tip: I chose Python over JavaScript for my first project and it paid off after 3 weeks

I spent two weekends comparing tutorials and picked Python because the syntax was cleaner for a beginner like me, and after building a simple calculator app I felt like I actually understood the logic instead of just copying code - has anyone else found that one language just clicks better than others for starting out?

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the_harper7d ago

Oh yeah, "the syntax was cleaner" - that's exactly the kind of rationalization I used when I spent a whole weekend agonizing over whether to start with Ruby or Python. Built a to-do list app in both and still couldn't decide which one "clicked." Meanwhile my buddy just picked JavaScript because it was already in his browser and had a working game in like 4 hours. I think we overthink this stuff sometimes, like picking the right language is gonna save us from the inevitable moment when nothing compiles and you're just staring at your screen wondering if you forgot how to type.

dylan1247d ago

Wait, isn't Python syntax kind of the whole reason beginners pick it over JavaScript in the first place? Your buddy got a game running fast but probably hit bugs he couldn't untangle later without the clear structure Python forces on you. Different languages just teach you different things early on, that calculator app sounds way more solid for learning than a hacked together game.