Python vs JavaScript for a 40 year old changing careers, which one first

I spent last Saturday at a local coding meetup in Austin and everyone there said to start with Python, but then this one guy showed me his React project and it looked way cooler. I have zero coding experience, just did roofing math my whole life. I know the basics of logic from estimating bids, but I'm not sure if that counts. Is it better to learn the one that gets you a job faster, or the one that's easier to wrap your head around? Has anyone else switched careers later and regretted picking one over the other?

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fiona_johnson825h ago

...the roofing math actually matters more than you think, since both languages are just tools for turning problems into steps, and you already do that daily. Pick Python first because its errors are easier to read when you're learning, and debugging a red squiggle is way less frustrating than chasing a missing semicolon in JavaScript. Once you get the logic down, jumping to React later is just learning new words for things you already understand.