I can't claim to be the representative of HN. However, you're welcome and thank you for sharing your joy. It reminds me of my own joy. Free software underpins

I can't claim to be the representative of HN. However, you're welcome and thank you for sharing your joy. It reminds me of my own joy. Free software underpins much of your experience. Given your background, you may find it interesting to read about it: https://archive.org/details/free-software-free-society-selected-essays-of-richard-m.-stallman-3rd-edition/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/free-software-free-society-selec... I'm also self-taught from another discipline. I'm a bottom-up learner and have found 'The Elements of Computing Systems' (aka Nand2Teris) compelling and exciting. With the course, you build a computer, completely, from scratch. It's some of the best writing and teaching I have ever experienced. It leaves you with a solid overview of computing and where you can go next with your learning, career, or projects. https://www.nand2tetris.org/ https://www.nand2tetris.org/ You might think of these as the "why" and the "how".