You may be overthinking this. Have you actually tried applying for other jobs? There are many places who will take a really good programmer with the "wrong" res

You may be overthinking this. Have you actually tried applying for other jobs? There are many places who will take a really good programmer with the "wrong" resume. If you have a strong resume and great references, why not get in the boat and see what fish you can catch? I'd be surprised if you can't get anything.