Late 30s here. I got started -- with no background in science, stem, or programming -- in my early 30s. I'm an SDE at a FAANG company now and love every minute

Late 30s here. I got started -- with no background in science, stem, or programming -- in my early 30s. I'm an SDE at a FAANG company now and love every minute of work. The six-month bootcamp I attended was disappointing, but it got the job done. Then followed several years of getting my bearings, learning, working for a guy I didn't like, and studying quite a lot on my own. I can tell I'm still a beginner, but I'm making progress and am happy about the change. Take classes. Work on coding problems. Read technical papers and books that might be just beyond your reach. But as many other have said, yeah, until you decide what "IT" means for you, I'm not sure what advice to give.