I have no idea what you mean by JavaScript being &quot;easier&quot; to learn than C++. My experience has been the exact opposite.<p>C++ is a giant beast, but most of it was relatively easy to learn after I internalized the general principles that guide the language&#x27;s design. These principles were the first coherent account I ever found of how programs manipulating ephemeral resources should be written. [I am aware that Rust improves on C++, but it builds on, rather than replace, the general principles established by C++.]<p>On the other hand, in JavaScript I have never found anything even remotely close to methodological guidance for writing programs. JavaScript seems to make sense of anything as long as it is syntactically valid - a very low bar. As a result, I felt like I had to navigate a really huge space, hoping to eventually find a correct program somewhere.<p>JavaScript&#x27;s ability to run in the browser is, as far as I can tell, its only advantage over C++.