Chose Python over JavaScript for my first project and it almost broke me

I spent 3 weeks deciding between Python and JavaScript for my first real app. Went with Python because people said it was easier for beginners. Built a basic web scraper to track prices on eBay but hit a wall with threading and async stuff after about 10 hours of work. JavaScript would have handled the callback stuff way simpler with promises right out of the box. Anyone else pick a language based on beginner hype and regret it later?

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rowan_wells301mo ago

My buddy Mike spent a whole weekend learning PHP because someone told him it was the "real" way to build websites. He got maybe 6 hours in before rage quitting after a semicolon broke his whole page. Switched to Python the next day and had a basic app running in 2 hours.

emery2901mo ago

Wait @rowan_wells30, is this Mike guy me? Cause I had almost the exact same experience with PHP a few years back. I remember thinking it was the "industry standard" but honestly Python just feels way more forgiving when you're starting out.

keith_bennett1mo ago

Yeah, "industry standard" got me too. I fell for that line for years before I wised up. It's like you spend more time fighting the language than actually building stuff. Totally agree with you @emery290 that Python is way more forgiving when you're starting out. It lets you focus on learning how to code instead of fixing syntax errors every five seconds.