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It depends if you're going to learn in a classroom or using a book.
For your first step into programming, I would recommend going to a local community college. Learning the basic constructs of programming can be a little mundane and boring at times. It helps to have regular classes, other students and a teacher that you can go to for help.
As for which language to learn: It really doesn't matter. The basic constructs of programming are the same (conditions, loops, etc) The only thing that changes is the way that you write it.
So, if you're planning on going to a class, pick a good one and learn whatever they teach you. Then expand on what you've learned and focus on a widely used language (I would recommend PHP because so many people in the industry need it).
If you're planning on buying a book to learn from - pick a language that you're already interested in. Or, better yet pick a place to work first, find out what they use to code and learn that.
I hope that this helps a bit.
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