I learned over the past 6 months. Basically just read up on w3 schools, php.net and other online sources. Started hacking away at already built apps to extend t

I learned over the past 6 months. Basically just read up on w3 schools, php.net and other online sources. Started hacking away at already built apps to extend them and eventually was facile enough to build my own from scratch. I still suck but I can definitely put together enough to get a reasonable MVP out. Will it scale? Who knows. The toughest part for me coming from a completely non quant/non-cs/non-programming background was learning how to think like a computer. Basically, how to break problems into smaller subsets and solve them. The second toughest part was learning the rules and conventions (i.e. what CAN and CANT you do with the language youre using in the frame of the problem you're solving and eventually what IS and ISNT completely foolish in terms of memory usage/speed). Good luck if you're on that path! I started out as a "business founder with an idea" and realized how hard it was to get anywhere with that so I learned to build my own ideas out.