learning the syntax is highly important, but if you feel some what comfortable with it look up some game or software tutorials (depending on your interest) and work through a few.
other than that try looking up algorithms for things to help you understand how to use the syntax of the language.
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Try C#
Python could be a good place to start, there is a good amount of material around for learning it, the language itself is relatively pragmatic and shouldn't be too painful to ease into.
This is a good guide for those just starting out: [url]http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/[/url]
I wouldn't recommend C++ as a starting language, while useful for certain things, it's cumbersome to the point of learning how to program.
Python's syntax is also considerably less bloated than C++'s is, which would probably make the experience a bit nicer for you. :smile:
(I started with SQF, scripting for the arma series of games, awful language by the way :v:).
If you're really willing to put in the time and effort,
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Primer-5th-Edition-Stanley-Lippman-ebook/dp/B0091I7FEQ/ref=dp_ob_title_def[/url]
The 4th Edition is what I'm reading (currently!) and it's doing wonders.
Remember, we (and sites like StackOverflow) are here to help, whatever question it may be.
I don't recommend buying anything until you get into it a bit. With ANYTHING. It's tempting to want to buy every book you can and say "this will make me a programmer", just as it's tempting to buy every diet product before you've even started a diet with the thought "this will make me thinner".
Start with free online tutorials or resources or videos, and if you find yourself getting it, or really liking it, or wanting to do more, THEN look into buying a book or other resources.
proboardslol is right, long time ago I wanted to learn C++ ( as first language, not sure why ) anyway I ended up buying 2 books at around $100 and I only used one of them for around 30min because I moved to C#.
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