
As I built this out more I will answer more and more questions
Off the top of my head
I started python once didn’t get too far stopped then a friend recommended a C programming course , I did it and it stuck, personally I think you can find any decent programming tutorial online in C, C++, or Python and just follow it but focus on building projects in the end rather than just doing tutorials.
My undergraduate was in psychology at Derby and my masters was in Artificial Intelligence at Leeds , I did both via distance.
I tend to prefer open source and platform agnostic tools where possible. So I use Kdenlive to edit videos even though DaVinci Resolve is so much more powerful, I may change in the future, I may write some brief notes on why I choose the tools I do.