any advise for a new aspiring programmer, will help a lot... thanks in advance........i really admires programmers...

thanks for the advice.. do you really think it is okay for to start programming using python???

g5th,

Really depends on what you want, C, Perl, Python, Assembly, etc. The biggest thing is, once you start learning languages don't stop programming. Make it a point to write 1 program / script a day.

Langs I've used in the past / had to learn.
Cobal, C, Shell Scripting, SQL, PL/SQL, Perl, and WebFOCUS / FOCUS. Out of those languages the only two I still touch are Shell Scripting and Perl, and neither one is as good as they were 10 years ago (went through a stent where I didn't write scripts at all and forgot a lot).

For Python:
http://diveintopython.org/

or Python3:
http://diveintopython3.org/

sir i have a vb? i forget it already,, can vb help as a newbie programmer? i had install already...

I still use VB quite a bit, especially on .NET.   It is a bit of a limiting language, but if you are working in a framework, than it's quite bearable.  It's major advantage is that it's very easy, and like the others said, it's a good stepping stone to other languages.   One of the biggest issues with it is that it obscures too much from the programmer.  You become too complacent and that can lead to poor coding practices. 

I believe that the first language matters a lot. I started with C and I think that it has very much helped me in understanding other languages . I'll quote Bryan Woods here:

I don't know how someone who has started with Perl or Python adjusted to the concept of numerous datatypes and pointers in C. But these concepts surely helped me in understanding Perl scalars, arrays and hashes. That's the reason I always recommend C to novice programmers. It's one of the most complete languages and is small enough to be learned easily. Learning pointers, though a PITA, once you get the concepts it's pure joy.

Anyway, no matter which language you start with, it's always better to follow it up with a course in data structures and algorithms. Learning syntax is not enough, you've to know how to store data using proper structures (data structures) and  solve common algorithmic problems.

On the practice side, once you think you've complete understood all the three concepts (programming language + data structures + algorithms), you can use the various college course pages and try to do their programming projects. It not only helps you on the programming side but also builds your knowledge of other courses (Operating systems, Internet, compiler design etc..). Of course you won't get any grades 

Here are some of my bookmarks:
http://www.scs.stanford.edu/09wi-cs140/labs/project.html
http://web.cs.mun.ca/~rod/Winter98/cs4759/project2.html
http://kosbie.net/cmu/spring-10/15-110/
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~410/projects.html
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~412/projects.html
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~adamchik/15-121/index.html
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~srini/15-441/F01.full/www/assignments/P2/htmlproj2_single/

thanks guys.... it helps alot,, i have c++ compiler also, actually last year, i already have this compiler, but i did not get good tutorials for this, so i didnt continue.....