You didn’t mention the language that you want to learn. I suggest taking a free introductory programming course at https://www.edx.org/ https://www.edx.org/ or

You didn’t mention the language that you want to learn. I suggest taking a free introductory programming course at https://www.edx.org/ https://www.edx.org/ or a paid course at Coursera.com. Having assignments, and a discussion forum to message with other students and instructors adds value to the experience. I have mostly used Common Lisp, Java, C++, and Python (in that order). Even though it is not my favorite language, I suggest starting with Python because of the rich library ecosystem. I do not recommend starting with JavaScript and doing web apps. You would spend more time learning different frameworks than learning to program.