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> The world changes, and we change as well

This is a point far more general than coding. As we grow, some of our tastes change, and that's fine. "I will always feel this way about X" deserves to be labelled as some sort of common logical fallacy if it isn't already.

12 years ago I moved away from a pure coding job because it lacked other things I was seeking. Nowadays (as a 38yo academic researcher) I don't get enough of it so I code a bit outside of work to keep me motivated, but I'm seriously considering moving back to a coding job despite many other upsides to what I currently do. Having done some networking in that job market I don't see that being a problem, should I choose to go that way.

Maybe if you stop altogether you'll end up missing it like I do, maybe you won't - doesn't matter - go with what you want to do. Like Spolsky says there are great rewards out there for developers who fully understand software but can work effectively with people who don't.