Quickest path to a tech job in SF Bay Area?

Question

A friend wants to change careers and is interested in tech, but she's not sure what to start learning.Which types of jobs are most in demand, that could be learned the quickest by a beginner? She's good at math. Should she start studying machine learning?Or is Javascript/ReactJS frontend a safer bet? Backend? iOS SwiftUI?A normal person obviously can't learn in a reasonable time the broad field of software engineering like the ins and outs of computer networks, TLS handshake, cpu out of order execution, avoiding branching, et cetera - but what is a vertical that could be learned in a reasonable time by a beginner that would be a good bet in terms of job prospects?

gregjor · Accepted Answer

Demand is for people with experience and demonstrated skills who can add value to a business. Very few companies hire people they have to spend a lot of time training. Some will hire grads fresh from schools that have good CS programs.Your friend can expect to spend several years of deliberate practice learning to program. There&rsquo;s no shortcut, no best language or framework to learn. The fundamentals are the same for all of them.

ipaddr · Answer

Is going to school part of the plan or is this a self taught push your way into the industry with a goal of a high salary goal?
Going for a pmp scrum master might be an easy transition.
See what sf bootcamps are offering because they understand the market
Next/React used to be the most popular bootcamp stack
For long career that intersects a love of programming learn whatever makes the most sense to start and keep learning new concepts.

inphovore · Answer

Oh, that meat market.There are the recruiters, whole offices full of these busy mellinials pecking at anything that looks like a worm.These will put you in front of their churn and you sell it, kid.Are you good enough? I said sell it!