Where do I get started? That's the question I'd start with.
I know what I know from two sources: App Academy and Codecademy. App Academy is an intensive coding bootcamp one applies for. Codecademy is a free online resource.
I'd describe them as such: If you've learned a new language in school, Codecademy is like learning some common vocabulary and the general grammatical structure. App Academy is like going to a country where the language is spoken natively, and receiving lessons along with going out and just conversing.
Backtracking, I do not have a technical background--i.e. my schools did not require or emphasize coding in their curricula, and I did not study computer science in undergrad. I gained an interest in the tech industry as a result of doing tasks in past positions as efficiently as I could, finding that my pace of work outpaced that which the organization could provide me new work. So one appeal of tech for me was receiving