first time bukkit plugin help

Hello, recently ive grown interested in creating some plugins for bukkit. Ive got 2 plugins in thought and 1 seems super easy (schedule)

I was hoping some people could point me in the right direction on where to START learning.

What version of windows 32bit xp java should i download? (i understand ssp is 1.6 when using mcp)

Past experience of coding:
Game Maker 7/8
text things in C++ (probly forget)

i dont know anything about classes (that was the next step in my C++ learning phase which i stopped learning)

Any sort of first-plugin tutorial video do-along helps alot (the kinds where i can edit something, and morph it into my own, experimenting and doing is how i learn best I BELEIVE)

Best short answer would be: Best sort of place to begin learning how to code plugins?