Learning

hey /prog/, fresh slate here. i posted over in /g/ not being able to find the discussion boards so what that says about my intelligence, who knows.

i would like to begin programming, gaining a sortof basic very base understanding is my only real goal at the moment. but as a beginner the number of differing languages can be daunting, from the other thread it seems that C++ will be too complex, java might be okay, python and haskell came up as probably preferable as a beginner.
few questions if people care enough to answer, which would you start with? and a nudge in the right direction to begin learning said language would be terribly helpful.
cheers to anyone taking the time to read this.

thanks 20:12 i should probably clear up my terminology, but both seem interesting and something ill keep in mind. but rather than get bogged down too quickly ill focus on the languages - or a language.

C# is seeming like a good place to start, thanks 20:02 and 20:07, reading the wiki on it now and googling newbness.