100%. You'll expand your horizons immensely. I was a designer with tons of product ideas and it was a struggle to find other developers to work with that were willing to build ideas that I had. I just dived into it, forcing myself to learn as I went and followed tutorials step-by-step. Now that I am capable of building the ideas that I come up with, I feel I have the upper hand when it comes to not only finding jobs but building amazing things.
100%. You'll expand your horizons immensely. I was a designer with tons of product ideas and it was a struggle to find other developers to work with that were willing to build ideas that I had. I just dived into it, forcing myself to learn as I went and followed tutorials step-by-step. Now that I am capable of building the ideas that I come up with, I feel I have the upper hand when it comes to not only finding jobs but building amazing things.