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Originally Posted by FaDeMeatex

I hear that Java is best to learn first but C++ is still standard in a lot of areas
There are plenty of books on the languages, I got one for C++ written by the guy who made the language

Standard for hardcore software engineering... most certainly.

But for a 'casual' programmer, I definitely recommend starting with python, or a similar high level language. You don't need to go hacking around in C++ to get useful little scripts and tools to work fine.