Your first language shaped how you look at all future languages. I was (am?) an odd duck, and because of what I had available I learned lisp as my first languag

Your first language shaped how you look at all future languages. I was (am?) an odd duck, and because of what I had available I learned lisp as my first language. I think that has helped me a great deal, and would recommend it highly to anyone learning programming. It sounds strange, and no you won't likely be writing your next SAAS sw in lisp (though you could, check out Seaside), but the investment will pay off when you learn your second language (which should probably be Javascript, Java, or Python, depending on the market you intend to work in).