Where would I get started contributing?

My plan is to do something in python as it seems significantly easier and faster to code than C#. But since Im familiar with it, it should give me the flexibility to do something in C# or Java or something like that if I so please.

I guess my main sticking points are, which projects should I work on, and where should I apply for work. But thanks for the advice.

I thought I wanted to write games, but doing research tells me that its underpaid, overworked, has crunch and long hours etc. So definitely not.

I think I would want to do business software, it should be interesting enough and pretty meaningful. I think my strengths are that I learn and think pretty quickly. 5 year plan- start anywhere, ideally get trained doing something cool, then keep working my way up.

Oooh, that advice seems helpful. Ill reply to this comment first and I will answer the others tomorrow.

If I was going that route I pretty much have three projects down(Pong, a simple 2D moving a ball game, a simple 3D minecraft like game with less features) and have it ready to go. That leads me to my next question- where(what sorts of companies) should I apply to? I really dont mind a relatively bad job in terms of work/pay as long as I get started somewhere.

Its an old computer. Had it since 07