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I agree with others. Age is an excuse. Start simple. Java is great (use netbeans). Go is another option. JavaScript/C/C++ are definitely not for the beginners. Java probably is the best. But please accompany it with a good book on algorithms.

there are also many free material on the internet. Start with this first and the use java in parallel with a second reading. Just buy a cheap black and white laserjet.

Good luck, success is imminent.

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Java is great, but JavaScript gets lumped in the same bin with C? Strange priorities...

I'd have to agree. Java is probably on of the worst for beginners. Especially, if you're by yourself. Setting up your workspace alone could be enough to stop you from getting to your code.

If you start with javascript, at least you could just open up your web browser to see if your code worked.

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