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I have absolutely no experience with programming at all, the logic, the functions ... none of it. However I'd like to start learning it just to deepen my understanding of how the underlying components of applications work to assist with my general IT knowledge.

I was thinking of starting with C++ as a foundation and then moving to .NET (to broaden my IIS web apps understanding) and then Java (just cuz?), but with so many languages out there, I really don't know where to start at all.

Can anyone give any recommendations of sites or good books for total newbs when it comes to C++ ... or if C++ is even a good foundational place to start at all?