Great topic! I've come to learn (haha) that most people with "learners syndrome" can actually turn it around and into something worth having. Others just happen to give it up for practical reasons. For me personally, it worked out quite well (so far): I'm 35 now, and the universe has continued to move me into positions where I still have not built any production systems myself yet (and probably never will), but into what one could call the now senior project management space. Especially with all these fine open source frameworks to play with, it is easy to get sucked into the communities around projects you like, and contribute in non-coding ways, and the "learners syndrome" is very useful to be able to continue conversations and even do some peer programming/reviewing on a very technical level. People who delve into their "learners syndrome" and accept they will never become "great coders" themselves are actually very valuable people to have around.
My lesson in this would again be: Let it go, just do what you want, and everything else will align to turn your "syndrome" into a clear benefit.
My lesson in this would again be: Let it go, just do what you want, and everything else will align to turn your "syndrome" into a clear benefit.