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Ask HN: Quickest way to get up to speed with Python, from PHP and JavaScript?
- rajasimon 5y agolearnxinyminutes
- tnorthcutt 5y agoThank you! I'd forgotten about this site; I'll give it a go.
- smt88 5y agoEach of those languages (especially JavaScript) is very, very quirky. If "getting up to speed" means to learn them and able to write idiomatic code, it require a few weeks of writing real code every day for each language. If it just means that you're a programmer and want to understand the latest best practices, then Python and PHP are not too bad. They have relatively centralized ways of doing things, especially PHP which has a really good community defining standards. JavaScript is an ever-evolving beast that you really have to work every day to keep up with.
- tnorthcutt 5y agoSorry, my title may not have been clear (length constraints!). I meant I'm very familiar with PHP and JavaScript, and I'm wondering what the best/quickest way to get up to speed with Python is, given that context.