[danroc]

After more than 10 years working as an architect, I recently made the switch and got my first job as a frontend dev at 39. I have always been coding, also during architecture practice (there is a lot of coding going on in architecture!), so that helped. Also, my experience with design and leading teams in as an architect was also a plus. I got into "modern" frontend development about 4 years ago, and have been working on side projects during my free time. That also helped, a lot. So, I'd recommend you start there. Work on personal, side projects, also as a way to see if you really wanna do this.

Worth mentioning: I got a BIG salary cut, as expected. After all, I am starting almost from scratch. But working remotely and having the autonomy is invaluable to me. Glad I switched.