First of all, now is a great time to become a Salesforce developer. Salesforce and the Lightning Platform are booming all over the world. There is a huge demand for Salesforce professionals such as admins, business analysts, consultants, architects, and especially developers. The demand for developers has never been higher than now (not only in the Salesforce ecosphere)!
So, if you combine the high demand for Salesforce professionals and the huge demand for developers, the potential for job security increases and there should always be a place for you to work at.
This book will help you become a certified Salesforce developer, even if you have no prior programming knowledge!