[aczerepinski]

I think it hardly matters which language you learn first. I went to a Ruby bootcamp but Ruby is #4 or 5 on the list of languages I've used most since then. I didn't use it at all in my first job after the bootcamp.

Those programs are three months out of your life and then you're back to learning on the job and in your free time like everyone else.

I think a dynamic OO language like Ruby or Python is a great place to start but it doesn't really matter. Any mainstream language would be fine.