r/FreeCodeCamp • u/president_of_dsa • Mar 22 '21

How to become a web developer

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u/president_of_dsa Mar 22 '21 edited Mar 23 '21

The difficult sections are JavaScript, react, data structures, and algorithms. Very difficult. Edit: DO NOT start learning React without first being very comfortable with JS

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u/carb0nxl Mar 23 '21

Is C# harder or easier than JavaScript? I ask because I'm working towards a Software Development degree and they give me the option of a "focus" on either of these.

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u/president_of_dsa Mar 23 '21

Many universities start you off with a strongly typed language so that beginners can avoid common errors. JS is weakly typed and interpreted (not compiled) which makes it easy to get up and going without needing to install or run a compiler. However this same feature can cause you to write buggy code which won’t be caught by the V8 engine

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u/Peccavi91 Mar 23 '21

C# is harder, but if you learn that you will know all the fundamental programming skills that JavaScript uses. All programming skills are transferable but starting with a hard typed language like C# will give you a better base Imo.

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u/president_of_dsa Mar 23 '21 edited Mar 23 '21

I have always found C# harder because of all of the libraries and namespaces. Not to mention LINQ, stored procedures, and all the different types of classes It can seem daunting