Should I learn javascript or java?

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Javascript.

>>936231658 (OP)
I'll give you some meta-advice: everyone is going to look at how many jobs posting there are for Java vs. JS, and they're going to tell you to pick the one with the most postings.

That might not be the best strategy.

If you specialize in the language that "has the most postings" then you're probably setting yourself up to have the most competition for every job you ever interview for.

Meanwhile, older languages that people think are "dying" are still in use, and companies are still hiring people to maintain and even extend decades-old code bases.

>>936231952
ok, what older languages do u recommend learning

>>936231952
So should i learn C instead?

>>936231658 (OP)
Webdev is a bursting bubble.

>>936231658 (OP)
Depends on what your goal is, if you wanna develop bulimia go with either of them, you'll be throwing up over how bad both of them are all the time.

Ich you wanna do something am with software development I'd suggest learning a real language like C#

>>936232123
yeah, i was planning on learning C or C# but I thought learning a beginner friendly language first would help.

>>936231658 (OP)
TypeScript

But seriously, if you're interested in learning, check this out. It's really well done and free. You do the foundations which is basic then you can do full stack JavaScript

https://www.theodinproject.com/paths

>>936232142
C# is easy for a beginner. It's the first language I learned.

>>936232142
C# is syntactically just as easy as java, but with much cleaner APIs

>>936232105
>Web development with C

>>936232155
You certainly can go full stack with java script, but should you? I think not. JavaScript is the Hammer equivalent of programming language. And if the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail.

>>936232319
OP didn't explicitly state he's going for web dev.

>>936232325
I mean, I agree, but this is a great resource to get started. You have to start somewhere. Everything is explained well and they have you do projects to populate your GitHub. They even force you to learn bash commands because the entire thing is done through Linux (they show you how to install and configure the VM).

Does anything actually use Java in 2025?
The language is used to run stuff in an emulated Java Virtual Machine like a fantasy videogame console, very similar to Shockwave Flash. DVD players and old phones use it. Android sort of uses it but not really as most phone apps are webpages, and you don't need to re-invent the web browser in Java to service a parking ticket or travel pseudo-app website. A small number of old legacy desktop applications it, RssOwl is all that comes to mind. The primary use is developing phone games. I highly doubt your future position at a bank or water utility or something really values phone games. You're better off learning Unity or something over Java if you're resolved to land some pipedream gamer job.

>>936232533
I just know that java is used with the spring framework for web development.

>>936231658 (OP)
javascript is for faggot webdevs and java is for pajeets who are 10 years behind the curve. Learn C# like a white man