Exactly! It is a great language in and of itself, but personally I love it for its accessory value as well.

My first language was Java. Really helped ease into OOP I suppose. Moved onto C++ when I took a class on Data Structures. That is when I really fell in love with programming and started playing with all sorts of languages just to see which ones I liked best. Now I am most partial to Python and C# (C# mainly because I got a job doing some .NET dev work last summer and really enjoyed it). I think I am partial to Python because I like the syntax and how quickly I can write some simple scripts and prototypes.