I’ve found that though it takes many years there does come a time when you have mastered it. Of course you can’t know every language or the intricacies of every

I’ve found that though it takes many years there does come a time when you have mastered it. Of course you can’t know every language or the intricacies of every sub discipline (graphics, audio, networking and on and on) but the core algorithms, data structures etc certainly. And then it can start to feel repetitive. It took me over 10 years as a professional dev coding everyday to reach that level. Now that I have I’m ready to do other things and have done. Nothing will stop you from continuing to be a programmer if you want to be, there are people 20-30 years older than me at places I’ve worked. It’s you who decides when it’s time to move on. They said I’ll always be a lifelong programmer just not as a professional (paid) one.