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On Sep 27, 2015 13:33, "Yasith Fernando" <yas...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> +1 to what Winston said. And to add to that, I recently met a guy who used to be a mechanical engineer (for a good 5 or 6 years). He followed an online course (google teamtreehouse, paid) and managed to join one of the leading RoR startups here as a junior dev. So it's definitely possible. Attending the meetups might also help you find peers and mentors, and to stay motivated.
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And yet another option, try finding an open source RoR project that you can contribute to, you might get famous :)