[mikekchar]

OO is not bad. You can write bad code in any number of different ways. Whether or not you choose to write OO code depends on how you like the style, how your teammates like the style and what you are doing. If you want to be a good programmer, you should learn how to write modular imperative code, OO code, FP code and declarative code. It takes a long time and a lot of learning to be a good programmer.

As for what should start with, it doesn't matter in the least. Start with whatever you feel like, or whatever your friends are doing, or whatever is convenient for you. Keep an open mind and have the attitude, "Well, I'm going to do it all sometime so I don't need what I'm doing now to be the 'best'". Don't try to save time -- you can't do it, because there is no end point in learning that you can achieve in your lifetime. Just progress down the paths that interest you and try to enjoy yourself.