If you think you're smart enough and good at learning, do it! Whatever field you're planning to get into you'll be competing with a lot of non experts. Sure, y

If you think you're smart enough and good at learning, do it! Whatever field you're planning to get into you'll be competing with a lot of non experts. Sure, you probably won't outclass people with the same IQ who've been doing it for longer - but who cares? Let's talk examples: The reason tons of people from other professions can become devs and be competitive in a couple of years is because: A. A huge chunk of lifelong professional developers are terrible B. Even well paying jobs don't require you to do that much, it's the same crap over and over