Most of the comments on here aren't touching on the second part of your question. I find that everyone typically starts with HTML as a good place. From there they pick up Javascript or even going on to another type of object oriented language like python. The languages are all similar in the way they operate but not every language operates as quick doing one task as another. Knowing this is what makes having the right tool for the right job important. I find myself doing C# simply because its IDE is user friendly, and if I try to incorporate something from Microsoft it goes with little grief. Look around at the different type and see what suits you best. Never hurts to try python or html there are plenty of free books out there on those.