I wouldn't be surprised if some people get away with it, especially if they reach a certain specialization in a core codebase and are okay letting their career

I wouldn't be surprised if some people get away with it, especially if they reach a certain specialization in a core codebase and are okay letting their career coast. It is not "the common paradigm" as stated in the article (at least, it wasn't in the NYC office 2014-2016).