C# is the way to go in my opinion. I've been at it for half a year and I've learnt to do very basic things, with one hour of reading a day. It's fairly simple and powerful. C++ is much more complicated, with more advantages. I know a friend to is expert programmer in C++, he says it takes 5 years to learn and really program efficiently with it. But once you have it down, it really really looks good on a resumé.