willing to try it out

i did a bit of programming back in HS and i wanted to get back into it again i found getting the computer to do something was a bit tough and i liked the challenge. i was wondering what programming language should i pick up? + for someone that posts reference material along with it

thank you anon

Python or Ruby. Don't worry about fags who heavily advocate something needlessly hard and convoluted (assembly, C++, haskell, scheme, lisp) for nerd cred. As an absolute beginner with almost no programming experience you don't need to be anywhere near that shit at the moment. Don't be ashamed of getting some quick-and-easy library for immediate results. PyGame is excellent for quickly banging out ugly a shitty asteroids clone. Later on you can move to C#, C++,

http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkCSpy/

Just keep typing shit directly into the interactive prompt and you'll figure stuff out quickly with its immediate feedback. The learning cycle is quick.