[lleger]

Of all the languages I've mastered over the years, by far my favorite one was Ruby. It's a different experience than other languages such as C, PHP, or Java. Also: python and, to some extent, perl. Some of the emerging languages, such as scala and erlang and haskel, are fun as well, but if you're looking for an easy and fun web language I'd definitely try out Ruby. And then, after you know Ruby, take a look at the popular frameworks: Ruby on Rails and Sinatra. They really make web development fun. Good luck!