I am always thankful when people share their life experiences. I think the post captures the growth that many programmers experience throughout their profession

I am always thankful when people share their life experiences. I think the post captures the growth that many programmers experience throughout their professional life. However I do think that the naming is a bit off. I don't think many people would describe a great programmer as someone that chases fassion, drinks kool aid, overengineers things and rejects proven technology and practices. Their description of their approach now ("I'll do so only when it's the simplest and most maintainable solution to the problem") is much more aligned to what I believe great programmers do.