Hi all - author of the post here! I'm not 100% sure why the post was flagged, but I did want to drop by and thank everyone who commented - both positively and negatively. I thought it'd be interesting for people to hear my story and get another perspective on a dev career. I do apologize to anyone who felt it didn't live up to their expectations. I think some of the ideas are obvious to some people, but definitely not all (like myself). Like all things, I'll use your feedback to improve my writing and keep on iterating. Have a great day today, everyone :)