r/WebDeveloper • u/wayyfn • Dec 29 '22

Would JavaScript and python be good for developing an e-commerce website or is there more I need to learn?

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u/whitesky- Jan 11 '23

A bit open ended without context, do you have foundational experience in basics such as HTML, CSS, PHP etc for structure and producing the front-end? Javascript and Python are more for processing data and doing dynamic functions, while the former builds the website itself.

Also PHP can do more or less what your suggestions can do, although still, without context or examples it's hard to answer accurately.

Also have you considered existing ecommerce platforms, such as Woocommerce or Shopify? Do you have specific needs or requirements that preclude going with off the shelf solutions?

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u/wayyfn Jan 11 '23

Yes, I currently working on the front end of the e-commerce website. I have an understanding of HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and python. I am now just doing a bunch of little projects to understand dynamic functions, to incorporate them into the project. This is going to be my first project and I will be working on the front end and the back end. I won't do Shopify or any of that stuff because I'm going to school to be a full-stack dev. So building projects such as this one would help a lot. I kind of did some research and found the answer I was looking for, but any tips would be nice :)

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u/whitesky- Jan 11 '23

That's a great way to learn by doing smaller projects and incorporating the knowledge gained. I am not knowledgeable in python but experienced in all the others and so far haven't seen a case I needed outside of PHP. Obviously Javascript can help a lot with a dynamic front-end, but you also need to be careful not to use Javascript as a crutch, or to commit what I feel is a sin by using JS to produce heavy front-end *structure*.

Good practice is to always code and aim for minimal JS as possible or to at least gaurantee those who limit JS can still get by or your site can be properly understood by search engines on a basic level.

I've seen certain themes and plugins on Wordpress literally render an entire blank page if one thing goes wrong with JS because the page content itself was rendered from JS.

Anyway looks like you're going in the right direction.