the irony of your situation is back when your career started as a developer, you probably didn't have any of these hangups, even though you had zero experience.

the irony of your situation is back when your career started as a developer, you probably didn't have any of these hangups, even though you had zero experience. you just wanted in. so keep that in mind and just go for it. get a job and start doing it, and deal with the pay cut. it's not really a big deal. i took a pay cut when i started my business... you just kind of get used to it.