I am a veteran programmer of >40 years and this is the right answer. Find a project that interests you, probably one tied to another of your hobbies, and just go at it. Don’t look to find if someone else has already done this project - they probably have and you’ll be discouraged from trying. Learn what you need as you need it; don’t try to “learn enough” to get started. It’s programming, you’ll never know enough. The best way to learn to program is to program.

Some personal examples: I write random generators for TTRPGs, I’m making a better UI for a cheap digital oscilloscope I bought for measuring audio equipment, I have a couple little wheeled robots I tinker on, I like to write MCP servers for LLM assistants, and I’ve got dozens of little projects or custom tools.

Go for it.

Add the other project folder to your workspace. BAM, now it has backend context in the frontend.

I worked on part of that game. Age 5, hoooboy!

Counter-tinfoil hat time:

That Ace account is an AI.

First thought: Is your PiHole’s static IP within the range of addresses your DHCP server hands out?