July 1, 2023, 10:33 p.m. | megharrison92

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When you are learning a new programming language it can be hard to keep the syntax straight in-between the two languages. Here is a quick reference of some basic differences between JavaScript and Python.


Naming Conventions-



  • JavaScript uses lowerCamelCase as a naming convention.


  • Python uses the snake_case as a naming convention.




// JavaScript
aNewCupOfCoffee

# Python
a_new_cup_of_coffee


Declaring variables-



  • JavaScript uses const, let, and var to declare variables.

  • To declare a variable in Python, it is set to the value- …

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