Learning web dev for 2016 and beyond

Hi everyone,
I am looking to invest a lot of time into learning a few technologies but before I do I want to feel confident I am choosing the right technologies.

I have done much reading and I am getting lost as to what to stick.

I am thinking that Cassandra is the only Database system worth learning. Its fast, scalable and used in big websites.

Back end scripting is where I come undone the most
I thought I had settled on learning Python with Django I was thinking this would be good because Python is mature, aimed at beginners and can be used for desktop applications or for web. I quite like Sublime Text and I believe with Python I could help build something useful for it.

I then later read a post about GoLang, its easier than Python and faster to produce.

I read another post about Node.Js and wonder if it this would be better because then its just one language to learn that works both on client and server side, but the way the language works looks quite daunting.

and now I am no longer sure which one is for me.

What ever I choose to do I want to learn and become competent, I want to use it for a long time. ~

I want to then be able to pass this information on and teach others.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas!

Well, you are right. There are so many choices it makes it difficult to decide where to go.

A lot depends on what you’re criteria is. eg.
Easy learning curve
Marketability
Fun to code in
Has the syntax you like
Size of the user community
Stability
etc. etc. etc. the list goes on

A lot also depends on what you want to code for.

Every language has it’s strengths and weaknesses. Though I think most can be made to do things that another language might be better suited for.

I’ve written code in a few languages and I often try others out of curiosity
At this point my main criteria is that it be fun to code in.

What you are asking is in essence asking others to predict the future and make the decision for you.
This is of course impossible.

As far as one language being “better”, opinions are often just that, opinions. And usually is more a matter of personal preference and familiarity than it is that the language is strong at certain tasks.

If you’re talking Web Dev, assuming you have a grasp of HTML and CSS, IMHO you couldn’t go wrong learning JavaScript.

.It is a “C family” language and you will find it easier to learn other C family languages once you have the basics of JavaScript under your belt.

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I do have a handle on HTML. I am not that great at CSS but I have leanrt a little less which I liked.

I was looking to be flexible as possible and fun helps to. Predominantly I am hoping to build web sites and web applications, but maybe sometimes for other things. Like building a plugin, or an application.

Thinking about it now I have just realised sites go hand in hand with mobile apps as well.

Is there a technology that spans accross all of these things, is stable, going to last a while, fun.?

By behound I mean stable and longevity or moving in a good direction.

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