I noticed this as well with myself and others. At 5 years you become an expert in whatever stack you choose. Whatever best practice you've adopted becomes rel

I noticed this as well with myself and others. At 5 years you become an expert in whatever stack you choose. Whatever best practice you've adopted becomes religion. It isn't until year 6 or 7 or 8 when you start realizing you know less than you thought. By 20 years realize you know nothing and you have reached developer enlightment. Coming to terms with the business side is the first step. Having your best practises or framework mocked by the next generation of zealots is part of the process. Patterns you know and love become anti-patterns only to return in a distance future in some limited formed with great fanfaire. Letting go and a realizing your project / patterns will get hijacked by the business side, other developers and often enough pms is freeing.