Java or C++. Both have great IDEs (Visual Studio, Eclipse, Netbeans) that come with a debugger and make tools, so that you can focus on learning the language be

Java or C++. Both have great IDEs (Visual Studio, Eclipse, Netbeans) that come with a debugger and make tools, so that you can focus on learning the language before learning what a linker and a compiler is. The debugger is also a must for learning properly by trial and error. Don't bother with anything else.