I actually changed industries (I was a semicondutor design engineer) for learning new stuff in software. I was really worried if people will see this sudden cha

I actually changed industries (I was a semicondutor design engineer) for learning new stuff in software. I was really worried if people will see this sudden change and gap in my employment as a bad sign. But now I don't really care what they might think. If I am learning new things and building something, how can that ever be taken as a bad thing?