Learning how to program... but what's the best way?

[Arthur Siegel]

Hans writes -

>Besides this, does anyone have ideas about what would >be a good starting
point here?

I strongly recommend trying to work with VPython -
www.vpython.org.

>>> import visual
Visual-2001-12-15
>>> visual.sphere()
<Primitive object at 0x027920D4>

And I am looking at a beautifully rendered 3d sphere.

Lots on possibilities for instant gratification, and it seems
to me such ready access to good quality 3d graphics is a
real motivator for most kids (including some of us full grown ones).

Art