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Ask HN: Which programming languages(s) should I focus on to get a job?

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> What kind of job do you want? Software developer/engineer who works w/ websites/web applications. > "Web development" is a hugely broad area. Personally I'd pick a relatively well-known one at random, but these days, I'd point people at modern JavaScript. Being in a non-tech hub area, I don't know if there are a lot of jobs here for JavaScript in the backend. If there are a lot of JavaScript jobs in non-tech hub ar…

It turns out JavaScript is pretty popular on the front end as well.

My impression has been that back end pays more, that's why I was more inclined towards it.

I don't think I would pursue my own startup, even though I said so above.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming languages(s) should I focus on to get a job?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It turns out JavaScript is pretty popular on the front end as well.

My impression has been that back end pays more, that's why I was more inclined towards it. I don't think I would pursue my own startup, even though I said so above.

There's no "pays more, pays less" based on front-/back-end, there's only individual jobs. It totally depends on the market, the market in your area, your skills, the technologies involved, and you.
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