I remember trying to teach myself coding as a young teenager in the early 00's. I started with Java but it was too complex for a complete newbie working only wi

I remember trying to teach myself coding as a young teenager in the early 00's. I started with Java but it was too complex for a complete newbie working only with a text editor and command line, and I couldn't quite grasp the necessary concepts. It wasn't until someone recommended BASIC that I really got going. Really an ideal language to teach basic control flow concepts and other basics to a young newbie. Also great for playing around with graphics. Graduated from that to C and C++ after a few months.