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Ask HN: What tech other than web dev can I learn to get completely remote work?

Apologies for brining in a personal situation, I am a developer from India with Crohn's disease, things got really bad lately and I lost my job. My doctors say I need a proctocolectomy. Reading experiences of others who have undergone this surgery it would be quite difficult to hold a office job even after recovery as roads here are really risky. Since ostomy supplies required for day to day life are not covered under insurance in India (approx 350 USD/month) I cannot rely on freelance gigs alone.

My present skills are Java and Spring Boot backend development, I am learning React & Google Cloud.

Could you please give me some advice on technologies / programming languages / skills other than front end dev that I can learn to increase my odds of getting completely remote work.

I can invest upto $1000 this year to learn new technologies / skills and am willing to work without pay for a couple of months once I am back in the job market, to find a completely remote job / contract.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech other than web dev can I learn to get c... by 6nomads on Saturday February 01, 2020 @11:58PM (#22215228)
I'd recommend to check out remote job boards and see which languages are on high demand right now. In our experience that'd be python, ruby, php.
Re:Ask HN: What tech other than web dev can I learn to get c... by planetzero on Saturday February 01, 2020 @01:40PM (#22212295)
Learn PHP. I've had all PHP completely remote gigs for the last 10 years. Good PHP developers are hard to find and many companies will pay well.
Re:Ask HN: What tech other than web dev can I learn to get c... by kingkongjaffa on Sunday February 02, 2020 @07:56AM (#22216716)
What's a good resource for learning PHP in 2020?
Re:Ask HN: What tech other than web dev can I learn to get c... by verdverm on Saturday February 01, 2020 @02:17PM (#22212565)
Kubernetes, DevOps, supporting developers.
Re:Ask HN: What tech other than web dev can I learn to get c... by a3n on Saturday February 01, 2020 @01:58PM (#22212428)
Shift slightly, to technical writing.