Which language should I learn?

Sup /prog/, I want to learn a language. I'm thinking something fairly simple to start off with like PHP but I hear alot of people saying it's shit. I'll be learning on my own from a reference book plus ebooks I can find.

So what would be a good language for a beginner to master before progressing to something more complex.

Thanks!

>>34
Who cares, someone already implemented it.

In fact, all of the complex shit's been done already. Quit clinging to old shitty inconvenient languages and try coding in something that doesn't waste your time.