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I'm getting interested in coding as I have nothing better to do with my life at the moment.
I'm interested in possibly making mods or maybe even content for Factorio.
In the interest of public information, can I get pointed in the right direction on where to go and what to learn?
I'm sure plenty of people here have some knowledge on what to do.

Thanks in advance.

here is a few good places to start.
https://wiki.factorio.com/Modding
http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/

also check out the base "mod" of factorio. factorio has the base game built like a mod and its a good place to look at all the techs, items, entity's, and recipes.
its in the programs folder on your pc

for windows
C:\Program Files\Factorio\data\base.

for windows steam install
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio\data\base

https://coronalabs.com/learn-lua/
http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/

Also, if you don't know programming, which I assume you don't, try this: https://www.google.com/search?q=learn+to+code

Best way of learning: download some mods and try to understand how they work. Make changes on them and see what happens. Use the famous help board here.