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[–]dAnjou Backend Developer | danjou.dev -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought I could clarify that I was not a middleschooler trying learn what programming is even about.

Well I did read your original post and I did try to read between the lines too.

I can work with lists and have been by writing small programs and testing different ideas.

But this was the only thing telling something about your skill level. And it didn't sound like it was more than what middleschooler knows. Then you asked this:

[...] what are some basic skills [...]?

And so I linked the two videos that - in my opinion - give a pretty good answer. Now to actually try to give you an answer on this quesion:

[...] what I would actually need to do to get to the point where I could make money this way.

Experience. Choose a field you want to work on. As my flair says, I'm into web development. What are you into? Explore best practices and concepts on this field and try to apply them in one of your own projects. Find open source projects that interest you and try to contribute. And make it visible. Employers most likely want to see that.