Rant: everyone says learn Python first but i started with JavaScript and it clicked way faster

I kept hitting walls with Python tutorials. The indentation errors drove me nuts and i couldn't get past basic loops. After 3 weeks of frustration i tried JavaScript on freeCodeCamp and suddenly things made sense. The way you see results directly in a browser helped me understand variables and functions. I built a simple todo app in 2 days that actually worked. Now i'm going back to Python and it's way easier after understanding logic through JS. Has anyone else found that the 'right' first language depends more on your learning style than what everyone recommends?

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hernandez.jordan16d ago

Wait, so you're saying the Python cult leaders might have been wrong about the one true path?

sanchez.robin16d agoTop Commenter

I really feel for you, man. It's tough when the stuff you believed in turns out to be shaky. I remember when I was part of that big group that swore by static typing being the only way to write clean code, and then I actually tried building something with just Python lists and dictionaries and it worked fine. It felt like I had wasted a year learning all those strict rules. You're not alone in feeling this way.