Definitely pick Python and Django or Flask for your server side. Python is a super easy language to work with and if you combine with heroku for hosting it's a

Definitely pick Python and Django or Flask for your server side. Python is a super easy language to work with and if you combine with heroku for hosting it's a no brainer. Now if you want to develop something more front end heavy maybe Flask to quickly layout your API endpoints. I would suggest learning react redux if you want to get into JavaScript as you come out the other side with a better understanding of functional programming and a pathway into modern Webdev in terms of componentisation and progressive web apps. The tool chain for React has been simplified to regular human levels of patience now through create-react-app