It's a big leap from WordPress to software engineering. If you're trying for a serious development role, you're going to have to learn modern UI frameworks, bui

It's a big leap from WordPress to software engineering. If you're trying for a serious development role, you're going to have to learn modern UI frameworks, build tools, and software development methodologies (many of which you list in #4). You can learn these on your own, but you're not going to have the resume to back it up. It'll be hard to get a foot in the door. You'll have better luck learning--and better luck getting interviews--if you go to a crash-course coding school program (General Assembly, AppAcademy, etc). Neither CS nor math have any real bearing on frontend software development. They don't matter much for the majority of backend development roles either. You'd learn more relevant skills much faster on your own or in a code academy than you would in a university setting. By all means, get a CS or math degree if you can, but not because you want to be a JavaScript UI/UX developer. If you're trying to get a job developing English sites, I'd also recommend improving your English skills. While your English is great for a second-language speaker, and perfectly fine for casual conversation, it's not ready for public exposure in a professional setting. You might be able to work on backend code without any difficulty, and you'd be able to communicate with your coworkers, but there are many grammatical errors. Appearance counts a great deal if you're looking for a frontend job. Even most native English speakers struggle to write well enough to be the face of a company.