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by schwartzworld 1237 days ago
Depends what kind of apps you want to build. For some kinds of apps that don't require a backend, or rely on an external API, you already have the tools you need in html css and js. Systems like React are tools you can add into your workflow eventually, but you can get very far without them.

If you want to build full stack, Python or JS are both cromulent choices, but there are others. Personally I would suggest Ruby on Rails to most new devs.