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5 Reasons Why Python is Better Than JavaScript!

Zahit Erdem Güzel
4 min readOct 21, 2024

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Ah, Python versus JavaScript: the perennial debate, akin to cats versus dogs, Marvel versus DC, or for the more basic argument, pineapple on pizza-it belongs there, right? Today, let’s have some fun while reviewing five reasons why Python is the king over JavaScript-and maybe, just maybe, save ourselves from some unnecessary headaches.

1. Simplicity: The “Hello, World!” Test

Just starting off, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, wanting to learn programming. First things first: write a simple “Hello, World!” program. It’s this simple in Python:

Pretty clean, huh? One line. A hamster could write that.

Now, along comes JavaScript, stage left:

console.log” and a semicolon? JavaScript you love to show off on me with extra words and punctuation huh? No thanks. Python is where we save our typing energy for more important things-like searching on Stack Overflow.

2. Whitespace and Readability: The Zen of Python

Python believes in “The Zen of Python”: beautiful is better than ugly, simple is better than complex, and indentation is a virtue. It’s like the Marie Kondo of all programming languages: if your code doesn’t spark joy, then you need to clean it up.

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Zahit Erdem Güzel
Zahit Erdem Güzel

Written by Zahit Erdem Güzel

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