[dvdand]

From a pure learning the mechanics point of view, yes what you have read might be encouraging. However, think of it in the longer term. Do you feel like you have the patience and aptitude to grow yourself and become better at it over time. Also, technology changes faster than law does. So how comfortable are you with change? You will be starting at the ground floor and working your way up and while it might be faster rise than say in law, it can be frustrating and tedious. Finally, there are long hours in front of the computer which behaves the way you tell it too. There will be days when you will spend hours on end trying to figure out why the code is not working as you want it to. Those days will make you think dealing with unreasonable clients, difficult witness and opposing counsel was easier. If you think you can handle those days, then yes , by all means, jump in with two feet.

By no means, I am trying to paint a negative picture here. I used to be a developer that still codes and works in technical field. But, I think it is important that you go in with a good idea of what to expect.

Maybe a better way would be to start learning coding and developing one or two applications for yourself while still doing your day job to see how you like it. Then once you have a portfolio, you can migrate to doing freelance projects or look for full time opportunities.

All the best.