OP hasn't been online since creating the post, so we're all just talking to ourselves
Weird. Maybe OP found the solution and is now a millionaire?
I’m relearning software development for my masters and as was said above, it’s all largely the same logic and instruction set just with a different syntax.
I did Turbo Pascal in highschool and they wanted me to drop to standard grade computer class which is all theory but I told them no, I could pass higher grade and I did.
I’m eternally grateful to myself for doing so as I’d be absolutely starting from scratch now if I hadn’t.
I started on the weekend learning C but moved to Python as that’s going to be the main part of the masters.
If you’re really smart, learn to code in a language like Ruby.
All of the boomers who are experts in it are retiring and there’s still a lot of companies that use it.
Banks still use a backend system from the late 60s (can’t recall the name) and they have youths (people in their 20s) who have extensive knowledge of modern coding languages, learning how to code this hell of an old coding language.
If I was wanting to further a career but not per se be a programmer, I would do what my ex did and complete a masters in software development.
She is a doctor who was offered the masters free of charge from a university and it lines her up nicely to move into a career in management of medical systems which is far more lucrative than being an actual doctor (this is in the UK where doctors pay is famously low relative to their working conditions)