Best first programming language

[Jason Holtzapple]

--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Dennis Kibbe <dennisk at li3-188.members.linode.com> wrote:
> A friend who graduates from high school next week wants to
> take a summer course in programming. His goal is to become a
> business applications programmer.
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> 
> He asked me what language he should start with. I'd guess
> the prgramming landscape is changing with more services
> going into the cloud.

With above emphasis, I think the first choice is Java.

--Jason