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My first true language was learning C in college, I'd definitely do that again. When I switched to CS everything was scheme (lisp) based which I actually preferred to Python and later on was mostly Java based. I still hate Java but it's gotten me through interview / interview screens so I'm okay with it now.

For me, first language should be strict and not too loose with the rules (so not python). Once you've got the rules down and understand why they are there / why certain languages use those constructs - build from there.

But take all of this with a grain of salt because I was a very distracted student more interested in working for startups during college than graduating with a nice GPA ;)