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Over 40, with no technical background, this is how I learned JavaScript in 2 weeks

codingJourneyFromUnemployment on July 17, 2023

Last week, I wrote an article titled "Over 40, with no technical background, this is how I learned HTML and CSS in 3 days".This article received mu...
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hey How much experience do you have with Python? because 2 weeks is not enough time to learn coding unless you already have a deep background in another language like python.
I feel like the tittle to your blogs might be misleading. And I have a deep sense of scepticism. Sorry.

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I learned a bit of Python by reading books on my own, and it's really just the basics. In fact, the situation I'm in is that I have no experience at all and no one to teach me. I had to figure everything out by myself. However, I can guarantee that everything I've written is an absolutely true account of my learning experience. Before you deeply doubt, perhaps you can dedicate two weeks to try it out with focus. If you don't even attempt what I suggest, how will you know it's not achievable? After all, I didn't claim to have mastered JavaScript in just two days.

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Thank you for your response.
Have you ever tried W3Schools.com? I think it is awesome. I really think that their lessons are formatted properly and are easy to understand for a beginner and as a stepping stone and an entry level reference. And going on forward.
Two weeks for me to learn JS was too little. You need at least 6 months of practice and tutorials and learning to be decent.
As I type right now I am busy learning Python for the first time, its day 2. If not day 3, at least...I do not know how long this will take. However I will keep you updated.
Already I see that some of the syntax is very different of course. But the concepts and ideas are similar to JS; which I understand at a beginner to intermediate level anyways. But of which I have long term exposure of. And that should make it very simple to enter the new lessons of Python into the brain vessel right next to the JS lessons...since the concepts are quite similar. However I realise I will need to practice to ingrain it into my head which will be what will cost me time. However that will buy me confidence.

I so much hope and am confident I will learn Python In two weeks also lol and I truelly and really am wanting to find out what is really deeply different between python and JavaScript.
I am also hoping that I will learn new coding wizardry skills and different ways of solving problems. Capitalising on the differences.

And find out what the big deal is about learning many different languages. And then having to bother again by learning their Frameworks. Which are also another language.
What is it that Python can do? That JS cannot do, and vice verse.