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Hiii am new in programming.can I learn JavaScript first???

23rd Jul 2020, 5:45 PM
finney osajere
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I'll recommend 1. ℍ𝕋𝕄𝕃 2. ℂ𝕊𝕊 3. 𝕁𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕥
23rd Jul 2020, 6:09 PM
Nilesh
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It would be better if you learned HTML and CSS first.
23rd Jul 2020, 6:02 PM
Karak10
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Martin Taylor I assume we're probably writing very different types of code and have very different experiences with NodeJS. Javascript has come a long way from its origins as a language for the browser. As someone who has worked with Javascript since it was first introduced by Netscape, I used to be more brutally critical about JS than I am about Python. 😉 Each year since ES6 was released, I've completedly transformed my perspective about JS for general purpose development. While I can't quantify the ratio of JS code written for the web vs non web, it's at least 50/50 for me as well as many other developers I work with or know in my professional network. In fact, for many NodeJS developers I know, they do very little to no development related to a browser. In most cases, we focus is on micro services, Windows / daemon services, RESTful Services, console apps, mobile apps using React Native, and tons of scripting within MongoDB. Unit / int tests, dev automation scripts, etc expand this much further.
24th Jul 2020, 8:28 AM
David Carroll
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You should learn first 1. HTML 2. javaScript 3.css These are first things to learn. these are easy to learn and I also use them
24th Jul 2020, 1:06 PM
ANMOL
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finney osajere Learning Javascript as a programming language before learning HTML and CSS is actually much simpler than it might seem. I know quite a few people IRL who took this approach and it was quite successful. Most started using online REPLs like JSFiddle, CodePen, Codewars, FreeCodeCamp, etc, and even DevTools. They moved on to NodeJS with very little issue. Much of their focus remained on code that didn't involve the HTML DOM. Just be sure to focus on Javascript lessons that do not involve HTML.
24th Jul 2020, 7:15 AM
David Carroll
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U can also python.. Because it is easy to learn
25th Jul 2020, 9:48 AM
S.Gopi Reddy™🔵
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Well, JavaScript is used for web development, so in order to use it better it would be good to have some knowledge of CSS and HTML, also, since he is a beginner, its just better and easier to start with HTML and CSS, to get into programming. You do need to know these two languages to make web sites after all, its not like he will waste his time or something. If he does not want to be a web developer, then he should better start with another language, like python.
23rd Jul 2020, 6:50 PM
Karak10
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At least here on Sololearn, you can without problems start with Javascript. You only need to know how to take user input and to show output, then you can play around with much of the syntax of the language, like conditions, loops, functions, classes etc. Since this learning strategy works just fine with a language like Python, there's no reason why you can't do it with Javascript as well. Primitive example (just write it into the Javascript tab and ignore everything else): var name = prompt('Please input your name!'); console.log('Hello, '+name+'!');
25th Jul 2020, 2:30 PM
HonFu
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finney osajere Hey bro! Do you intend becoming a web developer? If yes, then start with html, then css before JS. It is important to first decide the programming track you want to toe before learning the required languages or technologies. I started with python because I was interested in data science. But then, you should concentrate on getting your programming fundamentals grounded
25th Jul 2020, 2:46 PM
👑 Tchybooxuur!
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finney osajere its ABSOLUTELY ok to learn javascript first. You dont need to learn HTML and CSS first coz they arent programming languages (they are just used to design websites) So to learn programming learn javascript or python as ur first language. If u wanna become a web developer then there is no problem in learning html css first
23rd Jul 2020, 6:12 PM
maf
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Karak10 actually he hasn't mentioned that if he wants to be a web developer or not. If he wants then obviously html css js, but otherwise u dont need html n css first, thats what i said. And he asked about programming, and html/css arent programming langs.
23rd Jul 2020, 6:53 PM
maf
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sure. that's a good start
25th Jul 2020, 2:36 AM
Srishty M
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It is better to learn HTML and CSS before learning JavaScript. HTML and CSS are very easy to learn. It take month or half month to learn these two. Also it is to learn python first.
25th Jul 2020, 5:09 AM
Allamprabhu Hiremath
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Html, css, JavaScript, python3..
23rd Jul 2020, 5:46 PM
M Rishi
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Yes & come in massage box
25th Jul 2020, 5:10 AM
Amit
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If you want to learn javascript first , then you should learn html and css first
25th Jul 2020, 7:41 AM
Master Genius [ INACTIVE ]
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First of all you should learn HTML , CSS
25th Jul 2020, 7:50 AM
Hadis
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What bout python?
25th Jul 2020, 8:35 AM
Hayden Haines
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Html css js
25th Jul 2020, 9:39 AM
Amit
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Learn HTML and CSS then JavaScript
25th Jul 2020, 11:24 AM
Njoku Chisom Joseph
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