Discussion on: Which programming language would you start with and why?

I would say Golang.

1. It's pretty simple because it's opinionated. See below.
2. It has a C-like syntax, it's easier to learn another language based on C afterward.
3. It's quite trendy and there is a big community out there.
4. It's fast.
5. The tooling is awesome. Learning a programming language is not enough; knowing how to use the tools can be a pain.
6. It's opinionated, which means that you have often only one way to do something. I think it's great for beginners.