best languages to learn as a newcomer
progLiker: Thinks she have som objectives with programming.I'd download the java tutorials with full source, buy Core Java to her, Install a pretty minimal version of Eclipse nicely set up with the workspace for eclipse osculating the java tutorials source and Core Java source, give her a bookmark to javadocs, java tutorials - big index, java ranch, and just let her go.She should be able to learn that with a minimum of assistance, and have fun too.
The only alternative which can be more fun and rewarding
would be Visual Basic I think. So java is it for obvious reasons.