I picked Python over JavaScript for my first real project and people told me I was making a mistake

Honestly, when I started my first web app six months ago, everyone in my online study group said I had to learn JavaScript first. They said Python was for data stuff and I'd be lost trying to build a site with it. But I picked Python with the Flask framework because the code just made more sense to me, the way it reads almost like plain English. I spent about three weeks building a simple task list app that could save notes. It wasn't fancy, but I got it working and hosted it on a free service. The big win was that because I understood the basics so well, I could actually focus on how the web parts worked, like routes and forms, instead of fighting with weird syntax errors. Sure, I had to learn a little JavaScript later to make the front end nicer, but starting with Python gave me the confidence to keep going. Has anyone else gone against the grain for their first language and had it work out okay?

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theaward19d ago

Wait, you built a whole web app in just three weeks?

jennifer_mitchell5319d ago

My buddy Dave coded a basic inventory tracker for his uncle's hardware store in about a month. He was pulling all-nighters and living on energy drinks, and it still had a ton of bugs when he showed it off. It makes you realize how much polish and testing the real smooth apps we use must take. Three weeks for something solid sounds like a superhuman effort to me.

christopher4023d ago

Man, that story about Dave hits close to home. I've been there trying to build something simple that just spirals out of control. You get one part working and then three other things break. The difference between a rough prototype and something people can actually use without getting frustrated is a massive gap. It really does make you appreciate the teams behind the apps we don't even think about.