[drincruz]

I've met a bunch of folks who changed careers and are doing full-time development now. A fair amount of them went through one of those devlopment bootcamps like Recurse Center (ex-Hacker School). The other folks basically got their foot in the door through networking.

So, I'd say those would be a couple of things to explore.

[heslma]

I know people who have done a Recurse Center batch, and people who have done bootcamp courses. I agree that each could potentially be a useful experience for someone changing careers, depending on the situation.

Clarification: The Recurse Center isn't a bootcamp in the sense that many people use the phrase. (There is no curriculum, it is free to attend, and many attendees were working as software engineers before their batch.)

https://www.recurse.com/blog/77-hacker-school-is-now-the-rec...