The optimal transition from the business side to the IT side?

Question

Career in IT

I ask the community for advice.
Thank you all in advance for your replies and your time.
There is interest and desire/dream to go into development.

About experience:
I have been fond of amateur programming since I was 16 years old, I participated in Olympiads in Informatics (without places).
After university (it just so happened ... economy ...) I have been working at the junction of business IT for 10 years.
He was engaged in the implementation of an enterprise-system (oracle), 1C as a business / system analyst.
Wrote a lot of automations and business applications in Visual Basic (Excel)/Access.
As a hobby, I developed several large and complex applications in C#/VB6/PHP (relatively long ago) to solve applied problems.

Now I understand that the time of jacks of all trades is passing and you need to go into specialization (is it not too late), in my case, into economics (reports, numbers, bureaucracy, etc.) or into development. I don’t see myself in the first option, the second one remains.
Given the specific experience, what is the best way, in your opinion, to move into development and in what direction to move/develop?

Answer 1

To start development under optimal conditions, you actually do not have the skills and experience. And it doesn't matter from which side you want to go there.
You will have to start from scratch with all the ensuing consequences. A drop in salary to an intern (in a crisis, this intern still needs to get a job). Long career growth from an intern to a specialist with good experience.

in which direction to move/develop?

- open sites aggregators of vacancies and study the market, also see what is in C# and what are the requirements.
- then open the "career" tag on the toaster and look at your chosen specialty for advice, there are hundreds of such questions over the years. Learn everything that is useful in the tips.
- start studying for the requirements of the vacancies that interest you.
- Respond to vacancies and go to interviews.

Answer 2

Another infant who wants to be taken by the hand and taken to a warm place in the office (preferably Moscow City) with unlimited coffee. The tone of your question sounds like you're asking permission - are you allowed in IT. And you just take it and try it without asking anyone.

Answer 3

If you are not aimed at emigration, then you can learn programming in 1C. It is relatively uncomplicated compared to other technologies, and will give a quick return (financially). Yes, and your economic background will come in handy.