I'd argue when a developer moves toward the mid-career mark, some will discover that they no longer want to be gluing code together all the time at their job. T

I'd argue when a developer moves toward the mid-career mark, some will discover that they no longer want to be gluing code together all the time at their job. That is expected and healthy for some. They're not better devs like the article implies. They just need something different. We don't talk about this enough because it feels taboo to even imply that this overly "communal" form of development isn't cutting it for some. We're so hyper-focused on vague values of community and accessibility when career development is intensely personal. I said no to webdev in 2012. And it has paid off significantly for me.