Depends on what you want to do and what you got. If you have a Mac or an iPad I would recommend learning Swift. Playgrounds are a very neat way to start hackin

Depends on what you want to do and what you got. If you have a Mac or an iPad I would recommend learning Swift. Playgrounds are a very neat way to start hacking and seeing results immediately and you will end up learning a language that is very modern and has a good future. If you want to learn not only programming but also how computers work (and are really motivated) then C is a good starter as well. It requires more commitment but you will also learn how computer memory works. Finally if you want a simple language I can recommend Scheme. This was the first language we learned at engineering school and although I have had quite some experience with programming before going there I found it very refreshing.