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I chose Python over JavaScript for my first language and it was the right call
I had to pick between Python and JavaScript to start learning last year, and I went with Python because the syntax felt way more straightforward for a total beginner. After 4 months of using the 'Automate the Boring Stuff' course, I built a simple script to organize my downloads folder, which made the concepts click. Anyone else start with Python and feel like it gave them a solid base before jumping into web stuff?
Yeah, I actually started with JavaScript because of the instant feedback thing too. But I hit a wall when I tried to learn more complex logic, the syntax just got messy for me. Switching to Python for a data analysis project made things like loops and functions way clearer in my head. Now I get why a clean base matters.