I'd agree with matt about the python thing - it is a very good language to start programming with, and it CAN be used a s a scripting language too. It was the first language I learned (besides HTML), and I still like it GO PYTHON!
itsme nows what hes on about
i learnt basic HTML at school got interested and learnt more online
then i found python which is so easy then a friend told me Jscript was gd so ive started tht