Programming - Where to start?
I'd like to start learning programming. My current knowledge is zero. My aims are to self teach with a view to possibly take a course and obtain a qual later on in order to add another string to my bow.
I have a "Python programming for the absolute beginner" book which I have been given. i'm also tinkering with Linux but have never got beyond having it as a "novelty different OS" on a spare laptop.
Realistically, what is the best approach for me to learning something relevant, I don't want to end up barking up the wrong tree and learn something virtually obsolete. C+, C++, Java etc mean little to me at the moment apart from I know "it's going on in the background".
Advice appreciated, Thanks.