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Depends. If you want to get into the industry, C/C++ is the way to go. Lots of people say it''s easy, even if a few people I know find it difficult. If you just want to be a hobbiest programmer, then you may want to go for Basic or Pascal, which I think are easier. The problem with them is that few people (in comparison to C/C++) use them, and finding source code on the net for example can be difficult.

Don''t just decide on me, though, since most other people are bound to disagree...

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Ok, really C/C++ is a good one for just the reasons MarkyD stated, it''s the industry standard and there are tons of tutorials & demos out there to look at.

However, Java or VB is generally easier for a beginner to get started with because they do a lot of stuff for you.

I would suggest trying a few different ones out. Make a little hello world program for C, Java, VB, Pascal or whatever else, and then pick one that seems to make the most sense to you. It''s really not that hard to pick up more languages once you learn one.

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