Aquinus
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I think he means he wants to do some basic (simple) programming, not necessarily using a form of BASIC.VB,C++,assembly
BASIC isn't used anymore.
VB is a terrible idea, C# is the most worth-while CLR language to learn as its grammar and syntax are almost identical to most languages that end statements with semi-colons.
For learning how to program, starting with a scripting language like Python (as others have suggested,) or with Ruby might be a better starting point. Languages like Java, C#, and C/C++ require a deeper understanding of how the computer works since you're starting to get closer to hardware. Languages like Ruby and Python will get you into good habits without making everything too difficult. PHP theoretically could be lumped together with Python and Ruby, but generally speaking it's a bad language to start with since it lets you do some very stupid things.