[dmillar]

Not being content with your coding ability is healthy and natural. There will always be a better way to do something. This is the learning process, and great developers never stop learning.

Being a "wage slave" is not as bad as you might think. It might give you ideas and expose you to problems that need solutions.

[zck]

>Not being content with your coding ability is healthy and natural.

That's true. I wonder if realizing that and still feeling like one's sub-par is also natural.

[bhousel]

It is natural. This is because you take your skill seriously, so you'll always be trying to improve at it. It's true for other walks of life too (music, athletics, etc.)