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LabVIEW! I, too, recall my mixed feelings when I started with it. It's much easier for people who have never programmed before--there's no weird syntax to learn (why can't I use = to compare?)--but I've found resistance in said users not wanting to move on to a language with widespread, real world use (like C++).

Is it worth starting with it? I'm not entirely sure. I'm under the belief that such "difficult" hurdles from which a visual programming language protects one are best learned while still learning the simplest concepts.