[zhte415]

This. With 10 years in accountancy you have embedded within you a deep understanding of business problems that a tech person outside your field simply doesn't have.

So seek synergy. Pick a small problem, and solve it. Something useful is far more impressive than something flash, and can be quantified on a CV pretty well. Set a goal, and that should be something where multiple skills are combined.

Could be tough balancing time and conflicting needs, that's probably your biggest challenge. But you have your advantage of knowing something in-and-out, and learning as you get older gets faster and faster.

Don't forget backend. Also seek some understanding of creating RESTful APIs using a related framework, like if you're interested in front-end, probably JS, learn a JS back-end. I picked hapi on node, and really liked it.