Do you think at 35 years old could you switch to a developer career path? I feel I am stuck in my current position and have always loved programming, although I do not have a computers science degree

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DEFINITELY YES. I've known people older than you switch to programming (40s and even 50s). It's never too late to pursue something that interests you, and especially not too late in your 30s.

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Yes we are part of a nextGen programme, reskilling non-IT people in IT skills, one of our success stories is a 56yr old Baker (Yes he had a bakery with bread!!) who loved no-code and Low-code programming - you are never to old to learn!!

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omg yes! +10000 to everyone who is responding positively to this. What would you rather be - stuck and highly proficient at the thing you hate/don't love – or happy and mediocre (but still learning) something you like? If you can agree that life is a journey of _your experiences_ and not anyone else's, then you must also agree that the idea of being "too late" for anything at all is impossible. GO for it!! 😊😊

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Yep. I did the boot camp thing and switched at 33

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I did General assembly and would recommend them. Ultimately I don’t think it makes a huge difference which one you go to as long as they have a reasonably comprehensive curriculum (teach you the basics of front and back end as well as a single page app architecture like react).

Finding your first job will be tough. I won’t lie. But at the end of the day my class had 100% placement in real dev jobs after graduation. So if you can do the work, you can get hired. Ultimately it took me about 3 months to get hired post graduation.

Actually I think the best thing you can do to determine which boot camp you want to attend is figure out what kind of post grad job search support they provide. GA was awesome in that respect. They met with me multiple times per week to oversee my search and keep me moving in the right direction. They organized networking events that were always well attended by prospective employers etc. it was very impressive to be honest.

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Yes. For females, there is an Ada academy based in Seattle. A program that helps non-IT women become developers.

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100% yes. Currently have someone on the iOS team at my job in his 50s and he made the transition a few years ago.

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My uncle is a lead software dev for Experian but no IT background. 45yrs old and has a bachelors degree in psychology. So yes - it’s possible!

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One of my favorite designers at work used to be a therapist!

35? You're a spring chicken!

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I’m currently helping someone about that age transition from engineering to software development. It’s entirely possible if you are dedicated to learning.

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Yes! Start with codepens!

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Yes!!!

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YES! I did the same, although when I was 25. Bootcamps are great.

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Everything is possible, depends on how bad you want it

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Yes. I made that change at the same age and am now a sr engineer/ technical lead.

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You can, but you will never be same good as the new generation.... but this is ok.

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Yes I did and today. Took a 3 year collage program with intern-ship. It was an excellent career choice switch from sales management. Best thing I ever did. I will say I had some experience and knowledge of what is involved as software development is not a good fit for some.

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> always loved programming

Not even a question then. Also computer science and software engineering are two very different disciplines, no worries about the degree

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If you are good at your job and have a mature attitude, then age doesn't really matter. A computer science degree also doesn't matter much especially if you already have another college degree.

If you have work experience on your resume (even if it's not 100% relevant), then that's great.

If you want to learn how to program, I would advise using online resources (esp the ones that are free). You want to know how to program and understand the concepts. You also need a few good side projects on your resume so you can show that you have general work experience and your projects will show you have coding experience/skills.

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I'm also in the definitely yes camp. You can switch over to Development side with an easier transition than someone coming in completely green.

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Any advise where you prefer to get started? Do you have a go to online program?

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