As you can see there are many answers provided, and the reasons all seem to conflict with each other. I hope you are able to disregard any advice that blindly s

As you can see there are many answers provided, and the reasons all seem to conflict with each other. I hope you are able to disregard any advice that blindly suggests starting with language X, without knowing anything about your background or interests. Currently the 1st and 2nd highest voted answer are C and Lua, which provide completely opposite reasons for each. There is no unanimous cry of a single language "JAVA! Definitely start with Java!" because there is no right answer. There are more similarities between every programming language than we tend to admit, and the right answer is the one that will keep your interest and solve your needs. Do a little research on what programming language is often used to work on topics your interested in, but don't sweat it too much. Pick one and start making mistakes