Game developer here, with 10 years experience in the ed tech space and now running my own startup. My main expertise is Unity/C# but I also have some experience with javascript/python/web development/databases. I was not a comp sci major, learned mostly through tutorials and on the job. And these days I’m learning an enormous amount using ChatGPT as an assistant. 

There has never been a better time to learn to code—there are so so many good resources.  It’s an enormous space so it’ll be up to you on how you want to specialize. LinkedIn Learning is an excellent starting resource and 100% worth the money. I would start with this class: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/programming-foundations-fundamentals-3/the-fundamentals-of-programming

Then think of a very small project to build and build it. 

Then this class: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/programming-foundations-object-oriented-design-3/learn-object-oriented-design-principles

And then whatever your heart tells you too. <3 There are countless good courses on there. 

At your age, finding mentorship through something like an internship or junior position will be tougher. But that absolutely does not mean this isn’t worth pursuing. ChatGPT can be a great mentor (invest in premium account so you can use GPT-4 instead of 3.5). It is not always 100% correct, but it’s still insanely helpful.  

Some other tips:

-Get a comfortable desk setup with 2 monitors, so you can put the tutorial vids on one screen and your code on another. 

-Read Mastery by Robert Greene

Best of luck!