I wouldn't start with C++. I did and then programmed in it for about 15 years. I liked it but looking back you spend a lot of time thinking about things that ha

I wouldn't start with C++. I did and then programmed in it for about 15 years. I liked it but looking back you spend a lot of time thinking about things that have nothing to do with the real world problems you are solving. And there are still far too many ways to do one thing. Despite modern guides etc you will still come across all these styles and they will distract you. Python is a great start. Virtually no bs, just programming. If you want static types then java or go or c# it doesn't matter. Stick to gc'd languages at the start.