Move37

Hey everyone, I have a couple of related questions about moving into tech as a programmer.

My background: I have worked all my life on the strategic business side of things. I have worked in growth / marketing related roles and done everything from operational things like performance marketing and content creation up to leading marketing teams.

Also I have worked in consulting for corporates at a huge consulting firm and I have worked briefly in Sales at stripe (internship 2022 summer).

Last year I have done a coding bootcamp and became proficient in Ruby on Rails Web Development. I did it to better understand developers and product teams when I worked with them.

Now I feel more and more that I want to move towards programming as my main job.

And here we come to my questions 1) Has anyone here done a similar transition and can share their biggest pitfalls I should look out for? 2) What resources can anyone here recommend to not just be able to program, but to understand it at a deep level (I often feel stuck in tutorial hell, where I can do what is shown to me, but don't feel that I understand it well enough) 3) Which companies are most friendly to take someone like me? Should I rather go for startups or mid-sized tech companies? 4) How realistic is it to get into FAANG with my background?

all the best and thanks for the help!