Quote Originally Posted by HTML View Post
Javascript is a full blown programming language with server integration with Node.
How is javascript messy..? Just use standard design practices and it supports OOP like every other language.
You should probably take a look at Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming because you severely lack sufficient knowledge of one of the most popular languages in the world.

ALSO DEW JAVA IT'S FUN. SERIOUSLY, LEARN JAVA FIRST! You can make andriods apps, bots, make (shitty) websites etc. I started messing with it around 4 or 5 months ago and now me and a few buddies are developing a game with libgdx.
Javascript gets messy because of the rather clumsy and verbose way of manipulating DOM objects and its weird mixture of functional and procedural programming. It also likes to fail silently, which I'd rate as a major reason why it would be bad for a first language. And I dislike dynamic typing.
If you would notice, I said "it seems messy to me". If it doesn't to you, ok. But it still does to me. I've been using Javascript for 7 years or so so I'm not just pulling things out of my ass. I dislike the form of Javascript although it is better than it used to be. Everyone has their pet languages and then languages they don't like, and some people like some languages for exactly the same reason other people dislike them. Doesn't mean anyone's stupid or lacking knowledge.
Looks like you ended up giving him the same recommendation as me anyhow so I idk what the big deal is.