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Im in a very similar position to you in age, career, & industry. I moved from a career in banking to a tech consultancy company (into a non technical but senior
by smarri 5y ago
Im in a very similar position to you in age, career, & industry. I moved from a career in banking to a tech consultancy company (into a non technical but senior role) and have just started a part time Masters Degree in Software Development to learn to program. I agree with the pros and cons you mentioned. Another couple of pros in my mind are; 1. Gaining the skills to build my own digital products and services in my own time (to scratch an entrepreneurial itch), 2. Given enough practice, I think it'll be easier for me to contract as a programmer in future rather than with my current skillset, meaning I can look to work less (e.g. 6 months on, 6 months off etc.) which is something else I'd like to do. 3. I just generally enjoy the technology and building things.
- lakeshore 5y agoThat is true for sure. Question: do you think you'll have enough time with your current full-time job to be able to learn programming enough to be able to build your own digital products (in other words, do you have enough time to take advantage of pro #1 in your list?)
- smarri 5y agoGreat question. I have been able to build things already without formal training in the field and a busy working week, but the reason I chose to study is I was plateauing in my ability and was also missing the fundamentals/best practice. My view is that I only need to be able to build MVP's, which I think can be done with limited time. Should any MVP show promise, I could hire in talent to take it to the next level, and, have a good understanding of the technical side to do so.
- macando 5y agoLearning programming to consult or create a B2B product that you can sell to your current employer/industry sounds much better than starting from the ground level as a junior dev.