I’m yet another person who pivoted from having a linguistics degree to doing software development as a job—a relatively common path. (In between I tried to be a musician.) The transition was relatively easy: I did a 4-month bootcamp (Makers, London) in 2019. I think it’s much easier to go the bootcamp route than the self-teaching route (assuming the bootcamp is good quality), because it’s full-time, focuses on practical skills, and is verifiable by employers. (Also, they had a careers coach, and a money-back-if-you-don’t-get-a-job guarantee, both of which helped.) It was much easier to be accepted onto a bootcamp than I originally assumed (I thought I’d have to spend months to years preparing for it, but that was totally wrong—just had to complete an online course).
I’m yet another person who pivoted from having a linguistics degree to doing software development as a job—a relatively common path. (In between I tried to be a musician.) The transition was relatively easy: I did a 4-month bootcamp (Makers, London) in 2019. I think it’s much easier to go the bootcamp route than the self-teaching route (assuming the bootcamp is good quality), because it’s full-time, focuses on practical skills, and is verifiable by employers. (Also, they had a careers coach, and a money-back-if-you-don’t-get-a-job guarantee, both of which helped.) It was much easier to be accepted onto a bootcamp than I originally assumed (I thought I’d have to spend months to years preparing for it, but that was totally wrong—just had to complete an online course).