Ask HN: Ruby, Python, or JavaScript for teenager? 9 years ago
I think that Javascript is great for it's implementations in NodeJS, but yeah, I see two sides to the argument:
The syntax, semicolons, etc are minefields.
or
The syntax, semicolons, etc can teach good habit and save a lot of headaches in the future (missed a semicolon here, missed a semicolon there.. etc)