What are some good resources/articles that would help a person start flying S/V competitively? The most recent the better. Thank you all who post.

Scum and Villainy isn't some radically different faction from rebels or imperials. I think it really comes down to the individual ships you want to fly.

Your main competitive options are:

Two Ship Builds: Some combination of Aggressors, Firesprays, and maybe a YV-666.

Three Ship Builds: One of the above ships and some combination of TLT Y-Wings and/or HWKs, or possibly a StarViper.

Four Ship Builds: 4 TLT Y-Wings, or perhaps a cheap YV-666 with some Ys or HWKs, and a Z95.

Five or more Ships: Kinda like the four ship builds, but with more Z95s.

If you really want to differentiate your list from the other factions, look at the Scum Only cards, like the Illicit upgrades Glitterstim and Inertial Dampeners. Or the Scum Only crew like Bossk, and the K4 Security Droid.

I think your best bet it to find a list that looks interesting to you, and practice with those ships. Learn their dials, and learn where they can be most successful. If you've got questions about a specific ship, you'll get no shortage of answers on these boards.