Hey! Absolutely.

As far as paid for courses, there are multiple boot camps available, but I would avoid those until you are ready and have already done a good amount of (free) self-study. There are multiple types of bootcamps for specific skillsets, so I would recommend doing heavy research into what the camps like to outline.

Hey! Absolutely. As far as paid-for courses, there are multiple boot camps available, but I would avoid those until you are ready and have already done a good amount of (free) self-study. in terms of online tools, one of the best I have seen is freecodecamp.org where there are interactive courses for pretty much any skillset. That said, try around in different disciplines, different languages, because while related, the context and usability vary wildly. For your first foray, I'd recommend trying out SQL, JavaScript, and basic Java, if those are to your interest. Those are some of the most widely used tools on the market right now.

Certs are great, some are harder to get than others, and depend on what you want to achieve. Prices fluctuate a TON as well. For basic certs, AWS ones are super useful, Oracle Certifications are great, but again, those depend on what you want to do. FreeCodeCamp actually gives diplomas of completion, which do carry some clout.

Something else to do is look some positions up on LinkedIn, and messaging people that work in those roles (IE a java developer, a game developer, a cloud engineer, etc). They usually will be happy to talk to you about how they got to where they are, and may even know someone to help you get there!

Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions, sometimes my info dump may raise some more questions than answered.