Starting Linux

I may take Linux programming next semester and i would like to get a head start on it. What is the best/easiest Linux type for that, and what literature should i look for?
thx in advance

>>18 was the emo loser at school who thought the girls were joking when they tried to seduce him.

I've never been seduced or flirted with, at least to my knowledge, and have no way at all to tell when someone wants to flirt with me. I have had multiple friends as girls, though I haven't had any for the past two years.