hmm... Maybe the reason I found it easier to learn, was because I had learned other languages before tackling cpp? The absolute EASIEST language to learn VERY BASIC programming, in my opinion, is probably going to be qbasic though. It gives you an idea of the flow of a program, and what parts it might require... No, it's not going to really help in the long run, but, it gives a starting point. Ruby and Python aren't too bad either, though, I personally don't know Python, but from what I've seen as example code, it looks simple enough.. And Ruby, well, isn't that we're using anyways?