Well it depends on what you want to do. If you are wanting a web language, go PHP. PERL is nice too for web applications and is easy enough to learn. C and C++ are both excellent languages.

Now what I would suggest... Find a tutorial on begining programming, pick a simple languge just to learn style and problem solving. Good style and proper planning will save hours of debugging.

1st two chapters of C++ tutorial
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=229334

Another C++ tutorial -- contains actual e-book
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=229786

Qbasic Tutorial -- I might use Qbasic with a intro programming guide
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=220101

I didn't see an intro programming style/logic tutorial (maybe I need to write one) but there should be plenty to be found via google.

Good luck programming, and remember to document document document.