Basic or TechDegree? But I dont have the $$ for the techdegree.

Take this answer with a grain of salt, as I've never worked in software before, so I may not be the most well-informed.

If you don't have the money for a Techdegree, I'd personally say don't do it. The certificate could be helpful, but I don't think it'd help that much, because all my friends that work in tech say that the most important thing to getting hired is a good portfolio. The majority of what the Techdegree provides is a structure for you to make a few projects you can put in a portfolio, and it'd take a minimum of 6 months to complete. That being said, 60 days is remarkably fast for a career change, and I'm not sure how successful you can be with that kind of timeframe. You can most definitely make projects on your own with just the content on a basic plan, but I don't think you'd have the time to give them the care they deserve in just 60 days.

Where you should focus on is greatly based on what you wanna build. Do you wanna build iOS apps? Try Objective-C/Swift. Wanna be a front-end web developer? Learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript at least. Wanna build for Android? Check out Java and Kotlin. That all being said, if your primary goal is just to get a job, it's probably best to know about the web front-end and/or your favorite backend language. In Dallas, your best bet to get a job will likely be in C#/ASP.NET, JavaScript, or Java. I get that information from this Quora answer. Good luck, and happy coding!

I personally don't think the techdegree is worth the money. Most employers want to see that you can code, not where you studied. The places that care about a cs degree from Stanford or whatever aren't going to hire us plebes anyway.

The fact of the matter is that even 6 months to make a career change is probably overly optimistic. IF you treat this site like a full time job on top of your existing job (yes that will suck but only for a short time), you can probably run through a good section of the tracks. Do that in a focused way by building up various languages and skills that all compliment each other and in 3 or so months you will have a good skillset. Now comes the hard part: portfolio creation. You will need to spend the next few months build projects that show off what you know. Now that doesn't have to wasted work. Look for small projects that you can do off places like craigslist or elancer. Start small, wordpress customization, small app projects where they just want their website in an app, that sort of thing. The pay for this type of works SUCKS but it will give you a portfolio of projects that are being used in production which looks good in an interview. You also use this time to continue to learn, either here or organically by looking at blogs and websites. Total time, 6-12 months. Now you are at a point that you can start putting a CV out, depending on your soft skills it could be days to months for that first salaried job.