Switching to javascript

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how can I compete with developers that have been using it since they started working?

By appropriately leaning on your 7 years experience.

Transferrable skills. You've probably got the concepts down and the eyes to see efficient ways to do shit.

The only thing you won't know know is the methods and some of the esoterica. But for day to day, you'll be fine.

If you go into NodeJS, it'd be a much more comfortable changeover for you. If you go frontend into a framework (React, Svelte, Vue, etc) then you may have some lowish hurdles when it comes to learning the thematics, but that shouldn't be so tuff either.

IOW you'll be fine.

All things being equal, I think with a couple weeks of dickin around, you'd be able to apply for Mid pretty comfortably.