Comment by Atul Sharma on "What is best programming language currently to explore the programming world?"

My vote will be for Javascript if it was there .

Its the most dynamic versatile language i have ever used.

You can code in functional style (Closures, Functions as first class citizens) or Object Oriented style (Classes, Inheritance ) whichever you prefer.

You have loose type checking native-ly but can move to strict type checking using subsets such as Typescript.

Its one of the most amazing language invented so far. It never misses to surprise you whenever you try to go deep.

Thank you.😊 Can you tell me how much it is important on account of development.

Aarjan Ghimire in addition to that, JS can be used for virtually anything. Website? Mobile app? Desktop application? IoT? Server? JS can be used everywhere! ~~~ Though it might not always be the perfect tool, it usually is really good for a PoC or a quick test :)

The lack of a good standard core library, large number of oddities in the language (like == vs ===), the complex ecosystem with tools such as Babel and Webpack, and the fact that there's many ways of doing the same thing makes JavaScript less than ideal for new developers.

IMO, it's better to start with a more complete language like Python or C# that just works out-of-the-box.

@ Daniel Lo Nigro No doubt, JavaScript has large number of oddities and never recommended for very beginners. Updated the answer.

I disagree, I do recommend it for very beginners because you don't need any of those tools to put JavaScript on your website. Most people don't care about the oddities, nor encounter them.

A beginner writes some HTML, a bit of CSS, adds a script tag to their page. That suffices. Don't scare them away by pointing out things that only experienced developers find the time to grumble about :)

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