I am just starting as well, and am 15. I personally found notepad++ a great program for practicing any sort of code. You may want to start by  modding some code before coding from scratch, and if you do I reccomend the game garrys mod and notepad++ to edit the code and create custom content. I understand modding isn't everyones choice as a starter, but personally its working for me.

I dont know about you but i started with java and html because im devolping a site ATM

Start with html it is the most basic.(besides basic script :)

i started c++ as my first language when i was about 13, and it took some time for me to figure it out, but its not as hard as people make it seem. After programming in c++ for a while i picked up java knowledge very fast and easy. Now im making simple 3d games and can program in c++, Java< and python. id say start with c++, after you learn it the other languages are cake.

some good tutorials for starting c++ are

here http://www.youtube.com/user/antiRTFM?blend=1&ob=4

and

here http://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston?blend=1&ob=4

i didnt use any books to learn, im 16 and if you take your time you can do it.

After programming in c++ for a while i picked up java knowledge very fast and easy.

Programming in one language is similar to another it's like learning a new language that is closely tied to the one you know like French and Spanish.

id say start with c++, after you learn it the other languages are cake.

Not a good idea C++ is more complicated than Python or Java. You've only scraped the surface of C++. It's easier to learn the, "common data structures, logic, loops, recursion, other design patterns and Advanced OOP concepts then language itself becomes irrelevant--just a matter of applying syntax. "  To learn these concepts you can just work through a low level language but end up learning everything about programming and then later apply to to higher level languages.

i didnt use any books to learn, im 16 and if you take your time you can do it.

Books are written by experts and not students. They are also more cohesive and teach you how to design programs. Your video's are nice but they don't teach you much. Your better off  mostly ignoring videos if you serious about learning all there is to know about the language and programming. Videos only provide a brief intro to the language.

Your better off  mostly ignoring videos if you serious about learning all there is to know about the language and programming. Videos only provide a brief intro to the language.

I'm learning C++ right now (this is first program I am learning) and I agree, videos really don't help at all for me, I like to have the text so I can look at it for a long time without pressing a pause button and there's no time limit for how long text can be so it's usualy alot more deatailed.

I would start with c, then c++, then you could learn c#.

html -> java (basics) -> know what OOP is ->java(OOP) ->java 3d games (:

Go to any learning center if your city. Self learning is VERY hard. Or at least, you wont be as good as someone that is being teached.

I did both C++ and C at the same time. So....I won't know which is easier, sorry mate!