I definitely wouldn't classify myself as the author's "super developer" but I fall inline with what he described it as. Isn't this just a case of someone being

I definitely wouldn't classify myself as the author's "super developer" but I fall inline with what he described it as. Isn't this just a case of someone being into what they're doing while continuously learning, applying and building things? I've been at this for ~20 years and every day I wake up, all I really think about is what to learn, apply and improve upon. This comes in the form of everything (coding, project planning / architecture, assisting other devs whenever I can, making videos, writing blog posts, running a podcast, etc.). Life would feel like torture if I couldn't do this and I know with absolute certainty I'll never go into management and I'll never stop what I'm doing until I'm dead. Money is really important but it doesn't drive me, otherwise I would have stopped doing most of the things on my list because none of them make any amount of money that's comparable to billable hours or a salary rate. At the same time I imagine there's lots of folks out there who go from developer to manager because that's what drives them and it's not because of money. I think those are the best types of managers. They know tech and how developers operate. They would be a welcome addition to any team.