Javascript is very easy, it doesn't give trouble (except for with null...) and it's got ton of resources. Did I mention that your browser is your compiler? So yeah, for a beginner Javascript is hands down the best, there is no competition if you want the simplest and most robust experience.

True true. Just throw the needle in, you don't have to find it but they do. Lol

I see. But the thing is, when I download the ISO for Ubuntu or Mint it's already been made and I'm just installing it. That's what I mean by pre-built. I want to know if the final public copies for the average user get put out. Furthermore, I'd think Mint and Ubuntu are the most stable for basic users. Isn't their OS more failproof so basic things like a failure to compile (for who knows what reason) don't happen?

Never knew that. Why doesn't something like Ubuntu or Mint get built from source? What else do they add? And any professional would use any and all tinfoil techniques so don't be so quick to off put them.

I signed up for the beta. I for one do think the NSA can do it. It's their job. Their employees literally do this for a job so it's going to take someone doing this with equal determination to expose them it would seem.