I have 5 yoe in tech consulting but more on the side of PM/requirements/some testing. Lately, I’ve been wanting to gain some tech skills I can use to get out of consulting but I have no idea where to start. Should I learn to code as a hobby? Or start to specialize in something? Honestly, I’m pretty open to anything at this point because I want to be able to market myself better with some hard skills that can be transferred out of consulting.

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