Ask HN: How do I become a coder?

HN, what is the best path for me to reach CODER status? I've been laid off from the startup where I've worked the last year doing technical support (due to politics, unfortunately...). I love entrepreneurship and technology, in all its forms. And along with my traditional job search, I'll be investing significant time in the coming months to improve myself. I'd like to code for basic income and as a creative outlet. I love creating things, and I've always gotten a kick out of the little websites I've made (and I have fond memories of particular algorithms from ENGR 101). Ideally, I would like to help other entrepreneurs by building MVPs for them as well as providing the corresponding business advice for that stage of development. About me: - I'm a technical generalist (B.S. industrial engineering, took a few programming courses way back when) - I know basic HTML and CSS - I just scored a freelance job for January to customize a Wordpress site for use as a CMS for a network of business