Coding Journal - Ep. 2 - Java Script or Python, that was the dilemma

almost 4 years ago (Edited)

As expected, it took me a decent amount of research in order to pick the right programming language.

I went through C++, C, Python, Java, JavaScript, Type Script, Coffee Script, Solidity and even other weird ones I never knew existed (like K or R).

I thought picking one was going to be complicated but it all came down to a few essential factors:

The local and global market demands in 2020. The primer because it is important to work with a team in person asap; and the latter, because it must offer the possibility of working abroad.
Preferred use cases and trends in the future
The required skills and ease of learning them by myself in order to get a job in less than 1 year
Is it possible to become a full-stack developer mastering all of their libraries?
Average salary

As you've guessed, the top final contenders were Java Script and Python.

Picking a tool

Factors	Python	Java Script
Local demands / global demands	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
Preferred use cases	AI & Big Data (back-end)	Web Development (front-end) + HTML, CSS & Blockchain (Ethereum Smart Contracts, Integration with Solidity)
Skills	Heavy math (calculus, probability & statistics, etc). Hard to learn by myself, plenty of tutorials and resources	If front-end (basic math). Easy to learn by myself, plenty of tutorials and resources
Full-Stack / Libraries	Yes	Yes
Salary* (USD)	120k - 300k	110 - 250k

*Average salaries from various websites

At the end of the day it seems both of them can also serve to the front and back respectively, but the market prefers them the other way. No comments about the actual performance of them doing so.

In the end, Java Script will be my choice.