Good starter language?

Well, I've never programmed before (other than basic HTML) and would like to know a good starting language. Any suggestions?

at this is 4chan, I checked the book before getting it, and it turned out to be a pretty popular one indeed. I read it, grasped the basics, and then I began reading K&R. So yeah, I write first function. It's a fucking hello world, not a factorial. Then I learn the loops, but no, I, used to the Scheme faggotry, use recursion. But still not enough; I have inherited the pathetic excuse for indentation called ''pretty print'' from Scheme, and fuck no, I will never switch to what normal people use. There's more to it: compiling code? -- oh no, why would I, when I can do all in interpreter?


Fuck you /prog/, you ruined my programming career.