Question to programmers

Is programming like mathematics where there is only "one answer"?
If so what are some good websites you can recommend for a newbie programmer?

I want to get a good head-start before I start college.

I think I will need java, vbasic and c or c++ info...

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C++ has its quirks, but only bad programmers need garbage collectors and good programmers know how to exploit the C++ quirks to their advantage. C++ is touring complete, whereas C is not. C++ is a powerful language to someone who really knows how to use it; and, concisely implemented, it needn't be much slower than C at all.

You'll get no disagreement with me on Java.