Programming - Where to start?

[Rancid0ffspring]

So I want to start learning programming. I've been advised that Java is a good place to start. But hell... where do I even start with Java?

Does anyone know of a grass roots place to start with programming or good advice?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Frezzato]

There's plenty of free online resources to learn programming.

You have:
Learn Code The Hard Way [http://learncodethehardway.org/].
Code Academy [http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0].
Programmr [http://www.programmr.com/].
And W3Schools [http://www.w3schools.com/] will teach proramming that's geared more towards web applications.

I also recommend viewing some tutorial videos like the ones by a YouTuber called The New Boston [http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php]. He's friendly, concise, thorough, and you can tell he's a nice guy, which helps, believe it or not.

And if you want to just spend a little time goofing around, there's also Twine [http://twinery.org//], which will let you make text-based games.