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Desire to return to web development after 10 years. Advice?

Hey all, I graduated in 07 with an IS degree, and a minor in CS. I worked as a web applications developer for an accounting firm for a year. .Net 2.0 era. This was well before "full stack" was a term, but I was doing relational DB design and creation in MS SQL Server, the business layer in Visual Basic, and view layer in HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript. I owned the full life cycle for several internal apps and one external app.

Then 10 years ago I shifted courses and joined Teach For America as a math teacher and now work as an assistant principal. I've got a family now and as I consider the next stage of my career, I want to return to my first love of coding. I have been brushing up using sites like freeCodeCamp and the Odin project, random YouTube videos, & lurking here.

My question is, are there any cant-miss resources/podcasts/videos/courses I should know about for people who aren't BRAND new to the foundational concepts, but want to get current on the tools, philosophies, and frameworks?

I also don't know what level of job I should be applying for. Junior? Mid? Senior? I'm a quick learner with a wide scope of experiences and understanding, but I also recognize that there will be a learning curve to build my confidence in the current methods. Eventually I would enjoy leading a team of developers, but I feel like I need to ground myself in it again first & gain experience coding within a team environment.

Any general advice from anyone else who took a long hiatus and successfully returned?

Here is a link to my portfolio, and I would also appreciate any feedback or advice here as well. Don't hold back, I'm sure I've got plenty of blindspots.

https://portfolio.andycamann.com

Thanks in advance & happy Thanksgiving! -Andy

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