Choosing a Programming Language

I recommend C
Download links:
Microsoft Visual Basic/C family: www.microsoft.com/express/Windows/
Delphi: www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi
Python: www.python.org/
Ruby: www.ruby-lang.org/en/
Assembly: www.computer-books.us/assembler_5.php
Top Ten: www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/ind…
Java: www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/i…
Eclipse: eclipse.org/
Perl: www.perl.org/
Notepad++: notepad-plus-plus.org/