How can I become an application developer?
I have very limited skills in regular programming - actually writing applications. I can script a bit in ruby, am alright with linux, bash and infrastructurey stuff, and write a good pipeline. But I barely know how to write a basic 'hello world' web app. I feel like it would take years of my free time skilling up if I tried to get to the point where I could be hired at anything other than entry-level (like a candidate fresh out of university).
Do I just have to suck it up and apply for entry-level positions, and accept that I have to take a big pay cut?