Yes, I think your first language is a big deal. And not just because of the language features, but also because of the community around it. JavaScript isn't p

Yes, I think your first language is a big deal. And not just because of the language features, but also because of the community around it. JavaScript isn't pretty, but it has a big community. The Rust community today might be more helpful than the C/C++ community back in the days, so learning Rust might still be easier than an easier language. I started with C and Java which I both didn't like much, but learning to code was a big wish for me as long as I know computers exist, so I worked through the problems.