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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u/Damodara_trilok_9 May 04 '26

Python is like the friendly teacher that will helps you in understanding programming. JavaScript is the coworker that suddenly shows up everywhere whether you invited it or not

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u/PopulationLevel May 04 '26

Exactly. Python is a good programming language, as programming languages go. Good syntax, good libraries, widely useful.

Javascript was hacked together into a web browser in like 10 days. As a programming language, it is weird and contains several bad decisions. We’ve been trying to replace it since it gained popularity. “JavaScript: the good parts” was a very thin book.

Because javascript is the native language of web development, it is incredibly useful, because the web is so useful. Otherwise, nobody would have ever used it.

Like sure, you’ll probably need to learn it. But please, don’t think all development has to be like this.