Congrats! I'm about 2.5 years away from finishing my degree, so that should make me probably 54 when I get done.
Since you've a full time job already, I think starting on the idea in your head is a great way to go.
If you decide to try and move into dev full time, I think you could probably move into a management role give your background. If you definitely want to be hands on coding, then a junior dev role is the most likely target.
Do have to keep in mind that you will get passed over because you have 25 years in an industry, at a high level - and a lot of companies will expect you to get bored/frustrated/something (with a junior role) and move on to something else too quickly. With that in mind, doing your own project while networking with user-groups/communities/local meet-ups will go a long way toward both improving your skills and figuring out a path forward.
Congrats! I'm about 2.5 years away from finishing my degree, so that should make me probably 54 when I get done.
Since you've a full time job already, I think starting on the idea in your head is a great way to go.
If you decide to try and move into dev full time, I think you could probably move into a management role give your background. If you definitely want to be hands on coding, then a junior dev role is the most likely target.
Do have to keep in mind that you will get passed over because you have 25 years in an industry, at a high level - and a lot of companies will expect you to get bored/frustrated/something (with a junior role) and move on to something else too quickly. With that in mind, doing your own project while networking with user-groups/communities/local meet-ups will go a long way toward both improving your skills and figuring out a path forward.
Nice one, Trent. That sounds pretty realistic