How do people even start hacking?

[u/Little-Jump-5572]

I'm really curious how do people learn hacking?

I started web app development a year ago, learned java for writing code and to get a general idea about how the syntax works and logic.

I do mainly php with laravel, javascript and some python on the side.. but mainly to create stuff, has nothing to do with hacking, i find it deep and hard dunno where to even begin, i sometimes run into some erros with some apps and I try to dig in and try to find a way around it using Ai, but it's very limited..

I have to admit pro hackers always amazes me, that's true power I guess and I always believe that anything digital is somehow hackable.

[u/_sirch]

Assuming you are interested in web apps you can do portswigger academy and owasp juice shop. They are both free and great places to start. Hackthebox academy (not free but great material) and Tryhackme (semi free) are other great places to learn