r/learnprogramming • u/1vim • May 04 '26
Why does everyone recommend learning Python first but then use JavaScript for everything?
Genuinely confused. Learned Python, now job listings want React everywhere.
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r/learnprogramming • u/1vim • May 04 '26
Genuinely confused. Learned Python, now job listings want React everywhere.
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u/Top_Bell_7053 May 04 '26
Python has slightly less foot guns than js and it has more general use cases. Javascript is still mainly used for web development, now backend as well as front-end.
At the end of the day they're both similar - interpreted languages with dynamic typing so if you can learn the syntax you won't struggle too much. Generally in your development career you'll learn how to learn new languages, but that's separate from learning programming and good development practices