Programming: Where should I start.

Ok, I'm gonna learn to program. I've decided on Perl (due to what environments I have access to at school (perl, python, ruby (on rails?), lisp), the fact that I don't need to compile, and the use of boilerplate code in perl vs. python)

What is the simplest and BEST free online tutorial out there for someone who understand html but not very much else (I'm apparently to stupid for this: http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2000/10/begperl1.html)

SICP.

Structure and Intepretation of Computer Programs.
Lisp.
Thread over.

>>3
One word, the Structure and Intepretation of Computer Programs. Thread over.

>>1
Perl sucks, especially if you want to learn properly.
Ruby is better, but don't use Rails, first languages, then frameworks.

Read SICP. Learn Scheme. Then learn Python for a practical approach.

>>1
Perl is awesome. You just have to learn to follow instructions and google.

>>6
That's how I learned to C++!

>>6
That, and memorize a hundred or so different bits of punctuation, learn when $_ is and isn't implicit, be able to distinguish subtle differences in the context of a function that magically make it return an array or a scalar, look up damn near every stdlib-looking function because they act almost exactly the same as in C, but with some fun and exciting minute difference. You also need to contort your brain in such a way that you honestly believe that constructing complex nested hash tables and references to references of arrays is just as good as, if not better than, real objects, class attributes, and multidimensional arrays. Then and only then will you be completely fucking brainwashed a true Perl hacker.

>>8
Also, deal with references manually because of poor language design; live with sub-par subs (no pun intended) that don't have named parameters (Perl functions are just a dirty hack); learn 5 different ways of doing the same thing (just one won't suffice, everybody does it in a different way and you will have to read others' code), plus 5 shorthand syntaxis for each, and be ready to master the complex, arbitrary rules to evaluate when you're combining half a dozen operators and half of the syntax is missing; and finally, get used to eval because that's the way l33t Perl hackers work.

>>1
zzt oop

>>10
that's where i started

>>10
Lol, win

zzt is awesome for what it's meant for.

C. jesus fucking chirst how many times do i have to answer this fucking question with the same fucking answer?
want to learn programming? learn C. simple.

>>14
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>>14
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Learn BASIC. It's a language meant for beginners.

>>15-16
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Maybe you should try learning Ruby.
http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

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