I got a Pynq Z2 board from a friend the last day of May this year.
I’ve documented my learning path in 17 short posts.
https://www.element14.com/community/groups/fpga-group/blog/2021/05/31/add-pynq-z2-board-to-vivado
I had used a Spartan 6 with ISE and VHDL before, to try out other peoples project.
The Pynq/Zynq path was my attempt to design solutions myself.