Prog. is not for kids, nor is i fun to makes prog's in prog lang's that are too easy. For example Java. Of all the lang's that i have seen so far, my personal fav will always remain 'C', with a mixture of assembly. There is nothing more powerful that this, there is no limits to what u can do with this combination. Next i like prog. with LISP, for it gives u extended features. But if we're speaking abt a lang. for a beginner, then there is nothing better than V.B.