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Discussion on: Should I go for JS or Python in long run in my career?

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Ben Halpern

JS via front end and node is being the go-to for more application development and Python is more popular for algorithm-heavy dev and stats stuff.

Of course, you'll have options no matter what you pick, but if you are looking to have a career more in app/web development, JS. If you are more into the "everything else" universe from devOps, to data/stats, etc. I'd go Python.

Of course plenty of apps are built with Python and JS has a broad set of use cases as well, so there is no wrong choice.

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Divyesh Parmar

First of all thank you for the humble response.

I mean yes in college for all the DS & Algorithm stuff I was using JAVA, and since last 8 months I'm using Python for all that Algorithms stuff for working on stats model and all. Being a fresher in the market, whenever I see someone online stating that they are Python Developer and working at big 4 like companies, they are working on really interesting and touching topics. So I dream to be a Python Developer in the long term.

But looking at the market for starting my first job it seems like I must have knowledge of both.

Still I'm grinding Python everyday by solving those algorithm problems on Hackerrank, Leetcode, just because I want to learn Machine Learning by the end of this year so I hope Python will help me more in that way.

Also one more question, Python and JS both are Interpreted languages, and whenever I see something is powerful is built with C++, do you think doing projects with C++ and learning that would help me understand working analogy and concepts better in all other frameworks/libraries or live production ccode

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Divyesh Parmar

Ohh this clarifies several things. I, being little conservative due to less knowledge thought, people who don't have CS major mostly use JS because they want to create apps and earn more. But yeah it doesn't make sense perhaps.

I was always fascinated to see Python Developer in the bio and wonder wow must be a prestigious job/working