New to programming

Dear /prog/:

I'm completely new to programming and I'm debating between learning C++ or Python. I began learning on C++ but found it to be quite intensive.

Any resources, suggestions, or guides for a complete beginner to programming?

>>6
>fuck ruby, why even learn it?
ruby on rails is quite popular in web development, btw github is written in it (if you like web 2.0 shit)
>WHO THE FUCK HAS VISUALS IN A TECHNICAL WORK
you don't like cute foxes? >< learn haskell then