It's an empty question. There is nothing in the question to answer. The idea that one or the other is more important is irrational. There simply is nothing l

It's an empty question. There is nothing in the question to answer. The idea that one or the other is more important is irrational. There simply is nothing like a rational scale or a single quality to rank one against the other. I haven't begun to address the issues of for whom, which language, which paradigm... It's all important, and it's all essential. Begin with something simple in both respects, and then grow the understand of each in parallel as one advances.