I went through a similar situation. After doing a lot of programming in high school and college, I left programming for nearly a decade. Not completely, I'd still scrap together the occasional script or tool to do something, but I was not working with code much at all. Fast forward to 2012, and I was offered a Dev job sort of out of the blue.
What worked for me, might seem too simple, and may not work for everyone, but I just started working on projects using some of the different things I used to know. Spent a lot of time coding with references pulled up, but ultimately, the need and use for those old memories caused them to reconnect and I found myself falling right back into a groove where I could just code again.
I'd also like to add a quick resource recommendation here. Grab the Enki app. It'll let you do quick 5 minute workouts in a number of topics. This can help you pick back up on things you may not have used for a while, even if you are actively coding.
I went through a similar situation. After doing a lot of programming in high school and college, I left programming for nearly a decade. Not completely, I'd still scrap together the occasional script or tool to do something, but I was not working with code much at all. Fast forward to 2012, and I was offered a Dev job sort of out of the blue.
What worked for me, might seem too simple, and may not work for everyone, but I just started working on projects using some of the different things I used to know. Spent a lot of time coding with references pulled up, but ultimately, the need and use for those old memories caused them to reconnect and I found myself falling right back into a groove where I could just code again.
I'd also like to add a quick resource recommendation here. Grab the Enki app. It'll let you do quick 5 minute workouts in a number of topics. This can help you pick back up on things you may not have used for a while, even if you are actively coding.
Cool story, I shall take a look at the enki app, looks interesting