What I Would Learn (Instead of Frontend Development)

If I could go back and pick a different programming language, this is the programming language I would learn if I wasn't that interested in learning web development or becoming a front-end developer.

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[PaulSebastianM]

I would pick C and Python 3, then SQL. That's literally all you need to build strong foundations for modern software development and be able to pick up any other language and be proficient at it fairly easily, and ensure a high standard of code quality (because of data structures and low level ops you learn thanks to C).

[sephirothjc]

When I started learning javascript, I already knew some python and I tried everything in python first, now I'm way better with javascript but python has a special place in my heart as the language that first got me into coding.

[eldevode]

I am currently working as a frontend dev but I am currently learning python so as to go down the path of machine learning and data Web development is the most recommended field for beginners and most youtubers recommended it....but in the end... it all depends on your passion .... I know devs who love css, and are extremely good at what they do and love doing it.... so just find what field you enjoy and give it your best....

Nice video though.... I like the way you always talk about real issues... keep pushing man 💪🏽

[grimjim]

I have been learning to code since April this year, and started by going down the html, css, js web development path. I decided to switch to Python a little over a week ago, which has turned out to be a great decision. Fortunately, the time learning js wasn’t wasted since it’s allowed me to pickup python quickly. I’ll be sticking with python from here on out.

[JDMorris]

Another YouTuber dev suggested python and AWS certs as an alternative to the traditional web development route so I've been considering that because I've had a hard time with CSS and I simply hate it with a passion. As for Java, I would suggest Kotlin instead since it is much cleaner and does the same thing with fewer lines of code. Kotlin for Android has been my other consideration so I'm struggling to decide which of these two paths to go for or if I should just stick with the frontend Web Dev path.

[MagnusAnand]

With python you can become a full stack developer with: Python/Django for the backend with HTML/CSS and HTMX for the frontend. Thank me later.
You can also add AlpineJS (with JavaScript) and you’ll become unstoppable.

[FeliciasJourney]

Thank you. This was helpful. I start a local coding boot camp in September and didnt know what i needed to be looking at beforehand to prepare.

[somerandomguy]

I would honestly say it isnt even "learning the language" anymore, i mean the basic syntax of course, like loops, conditions, functions and so on but that is the same with every language, what you need is a career path, doing data science in python is different then trying to do cyber security/networking stuff using python, it really is more about understanding the core concept of what you are doing and the language is a tool, and you are not even learning the language but rather learning a library, a group of libraries or a framework in your language, so my advice would be, see what you want to do, pick any language that has a library or a framework that does the job and get on with learning the concepts, if you choose later to switch to another language or library that does the same thing, it will be a very easy and quick transition since you already know what you are doing/looking for.

[abdullahiesse]

I’m young aspiring programmer and your videos really do help me alot.

[DevlogBill]

I guess it really depends where your living and the job market in your area. For example in NYC for software development the job posting I see more than any other is for Java Developer. Unfortunately you really don’t see job posting on Indeed for Python Developers and Web development.The job posting for Python are usually secondary skills or When you put under the search Python you’ll mostly find posting for either Data Science or DevOps Developer.

[Kevin-vghu]

The best part about python is the fact that it is so versatile. You can use it to automate a bunch if tasks you would do in a day that you can use on your resume and use it into a lot of different career fields.

[jaybanks]

Having never looked at more than a snippet of Java before, I recently spent some time converting a Java webAPI to a .Net Core webAPI in C#. The two are remarkably similar and I could just look at the Java code and know pretty much exactly what it was doing. I sure wouldn't rule out C# for a beginner, especially for something going on the web. Visual Studio is basically free now. Core is all cross platform now. Really, I like bashing Microsoft as much as everyone else, but they really did a good job with C# and it has a lot to offer. Pretty much, since Java and C# are so similar, it's just the ecosystem that really tips things one way or the other for me, and MS does have a good ecosystem. Especially if you are in the corporate world and have to deal with importing Office files, etc.

[marcofernstaedt]

I’ve been learning Javascript and python but I hear that python is more difficult to land jobs with

[kingstonejob]

Am not sure which language I would start but I started learning how to code with Visual Basic in 2009 and I know if I could go back in time, I would start by learning C because the moment I started learning JavaScript, PHP and Java then C, I realized I would have learnt these languages faster if I had a knowledge of C, unfortunately I only learned C through school. I don't completely regret learning VB because I done some good customization of MS Office Applications with Visual Basic for Application and it partially because I had knowledge of VB.

[ramses]

My team owns a combination of backend (java) and front-end (js, typescript, react) services. I consider Java my primary language and definitely feel more comfortable with those tasks. But I really struggle with front-end tasks. Trying to learn more though. I like Python too, it's like reading pseudocode. I tried google's internal python class and found it really easy to pick up, so going from Java to Python, I would consider a lot easier than going from Java to JavaScript. All of these are definitely in-demand which makes them all good choices to learn. I'm going to keep learning front-end just to be better and quicker at my work tasks. But in the future, I want to learn AWS services since we use these at work at lot too. And way down the line, I would like to learn more Python, and C++.

[EstebanInTech]

I would recommend JavaScript and React there is so much demand

[Zz-lpyr]

I plan to be full stack webdev im down with html and css, im starting JS, will do then React and React Native, Nodejs. I wanna do that cus i love Websites and Webapps, so far html and css is genuinely fun.
But im also thinking i should maybe do Python for backend and learn some AWS, so much choice....

[Lp-zetg]

From the comments of the viewers of this video.
You should give a short list of programming languages with numbered in the description.

[jeffreyandy]

I just got admission into Alx learning program and I am looking forward to been a blockchain software engineer in the near future. plus i looked up Luxembourg schools, i feel it's a bad idea since it's relatively cheap. I was told to start learning html and css mark up languages as first step at freecode camp and I must it picked my interest in the tech world and I am super glad.

[steve]

I'm starting with python, c, and probably wasm. I'm trying to learn indie game dev, robotics, and 3d software. If I were wanting to learn web dev I'd do what you're saying