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Is that just knee-jerk dislike of JS? If so, that's nothing new. Haters gonna hate. Or are there specific language misfeatures that you think get in the way of
by mwcampbell 10y ago
Is that just knee-jerk dislike of JS? If so, that's nothing new. Haters gonna hate.
Or are there specific language misfeatures that you think get in the way of learning?
- freehunter 10y agoI think JavaScript is a perfect entry point in a way that Python doesn't seem to even try to be. Sure there are warts and syntax problems and it's a little weird but beginners for the most part won't even run into that. But for that one small, minor downside, all of the upsides far outweigh it. It's used everywhere (almost literally) so it will always be relevant. It's super trivial to get something to print graphics on a screen, where Python graphical frameworks are scattered, outdated, or limited in functionality. Compare PyGame to Phaser and you'll see what I mean. JavaScript is the right way. Python is right for a budding computer scientist who won't care that they're limited to a terminal for months while they learn. Javascript is right for everyone else who wants to see some immediate and modern progress while they're learning.