I wanna start learning programming, which language to start learning first?

Depends on what kind of programming you want to do. There are different languages for programming for web, for programming for applications, and for programming for games. If you are looking to program from the web, usually the easiest language to start with is JavaScript. (Do not confuse it with the similar named Java program, They are very different things.) JavaScript is a client side language. Which means that it is included as part of HTML code that makes up a web page and runs on the viewer's own PC. So it is easy to configure and work with. The principles that you will learn can then be used with any other language just by learning the difference in syntax for them. If you are wanting to program applications, I would suggest the Java language. It is nice in that Java can create both stand alone application or "applets" to run on the web. And programs created with Java will run on a Windows PC, on Linux, or on an Apple PC. If you are wanting to do game programming, there are many game creators available. They are programs that already have much of the code needed for a game pre-written for you. The creator will handle things like moving the characters and scrolling the background. All you have to do is design the look of the characters and background, and lay out the adventure. Even the big name game companies will build their games using "game engines" that do most of the work for them. Whatever language you do chose, the principles that you will learn will be usable with any other language, They all work basically the same. You just have to learn the different in syntax (how a command is actually worded), and normally you can get that from a reference sheet. So do not agonize too much over choosing one. The main thing you will want to consider is whether you want a web based (JavaScript, PHP, Pearl) or an application based language (Java, C, C++) to start with.

As you're using Linux; I would suggest C and/or C++ (C++ is really just some additional stuff on top of C, but as C++ is object-oriented, it pays to learn C first). If you're interested in making GUI (X) programs, look at the GTK+ library for C and the Qt-library for C++. Both the Linux-kernel and most programs under Linux are written in C --some (like KDE) are written in C++ -- so you'll have lots of examples. +++ Other languages you may consider: Python is a scripting-language which is great to make quick and simple programs, both GUI and terminal-programs. There are some libraries that will help you make games. It's easy and quick to learn. Perl is a language that are great for system-admin tasks and doing stuff like analyzing logs. Not so suitable for games though. Java is similar to C++. It can be used to make applets that can be run in a web-browser. It's often asked for by employers. If you want to really learn and understand object-orienting; neither Java, C++, Delphi/ObjectPascal or C# hacks it. They're all structured languages with OO glued on top -- or inspired by such languages. Smalltalk on the other hand, is all object-oriented. It really shows you the beauty of OO... and there are a tutorial about how to make a few games with it. It's great to learn OO-concepts in, before you start using another language like C++. The perhaps best language to learn programming and good work-methods is perhaps Pascal. In Linux you have FreePascal and great IDE/RAD called Lazarus available. Pascal is also used in Delphi. Still, Pascal's popularity has dwindled a lot... Mono is similar to C#, GAMBAS is similar to VisualBasic. You also got Ada and FORTRAN compilers available. LISP may also be interesting. Ruby may also be worth a look.

I recently started programming and started with Visual Basic. The order I plan to learn in is: VB C# C++ Java Visual Basic is a good language for beginners but be aware that no other language spells things out as much and so while it is easier to write in it will run slower than other languages.

start learning with C... it is the best language to start with.... then go for C++,JAVA then VB and then C# then ASP then as you wish............ after these languages you can learn any language............

Python is a pretty easy language to start off with. I'm not a programming expert, but know a decent amount. Visual Basic is also pretty good to start off with. You can later get into Java, which is very widely used, and C++ and such.