Learning Java

[Human]

Hi, I really want to learn Java. It's my dream to learn a programming language. I also can't wait when the UK government new initiative to teach programming languages to students from a young age.
How can I start? I've tried youtube videos but they mainly involve me copying what they're putting.

[Castle of Glass]

although Java is good, i would not recommend starting with it. rather start with HTML, C or Python.

but if you want to start with Java, i recommend buying a book on it, like Java for Dummies(for Dummies is a good tutorial series)
but if you want to start with HTML, this site will get you started: http://www.w3schools.com/

but i recommend Python, as it is an easy language to learn. get it for free here: http://www.python.org/
and this is the tutorial i am using: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/

good luck

[TheMatrix]

Perl is a good place to start. You may not like it, at first, but try it and you will find it useful. Need to reformat that text document? Write maybe 10 lines of code, and your paragraphs will be properly indented in no time.
Get started at http://learn.perl.org/.