Learn C get "The C programming language" and a pc unix distro and related software and syscall/library routines manpages, it's the best.
>My recommendation to you is to start programming in the C# language on the .NET framework.
No don't, this is the worst.
>The .NET framework comes with a thingy called Windows Forms which allows you to set up and run a functional window with buttons and everything in mere minutes. Creating stuff in it isn't complicated. You can choose to drag and drop stuff like checkboxes and textboxes onto your design, resize them and set their properties and start programming functions for them simply by double-clicking them.
I already can get very functional windows just by clicking a button, doesn't mean you gain any programming insight.