I used to think that Python was a modern BASIC-type language because you can learn the basics (so to speak) in an afternoon. Now I consider JavaScript as more

I used to think that Python was a modern BASIC-type language because you can learn the basics (so to speak) in an afternoon. Now I consider JavaScript as more of a modern BASIC because of its ubiquity - it is included in basically anything that has a web browser (Like BASIC, JavaScript also has its own set of idiosyncracies, many of which derive from its environment.)