Hey, I'm 16, and I want to learn a programming language. I'm already somewhat familiar with autoit(its basically a simpler version of visual basic, so I'm not very advanced lol) but I'd learn to learn something more mainstream and more powerful. I was thinking between C++ or Java. People say Java is easier, but I don't want to spoil myself with it and not be able to learn complex languages. On the other hand, I want to be able to understand the concepts of programming and not have it so complicated to where I just memorize a bunch of commands and not really understand it. Is there a book or a website you can recommend for a first programming language? Thanks! BTW, I also enjoy reading your blog, even though most of it is over my head.