I think there needs to be some narrowing down at least though, does she want to be a generic software developer? A web developer? An App developer? A UI designer? Does she want to leverage her degree?<p>The question as it stands is like asking &quot;What&#x27;s the shortest path to being a scientist?&quot;.<p>Certainly the quickest way is to actually do something, build a website or an app, learn Python and solve some problems. Pick a small personal problem and tackle it.<p>There are some software dev companies that will hire without any coding experience because they would rather teach you themselves. I&#x27;m not sure how I feel about that, but maybe it&#x27;s for some people.<p>Would she consider a programming boot camp? Those are often targeted at getting new developers jobs post-completion.