Five Attributes of a Great Software Engineer
The following are the 5 qualities of a great software engineer
- They take their work very seriously and consistently perform on the highest level
- They aspire to improve their skills
- Cleanliness - If the restaurant doesn't look clean, the food isn't going to taste good
- Impatience - They are not prone to collaboration. They're stubborn and insist on having things their own way.
Now, this is not necessarily a good thing to be stubborn, but how else will you become a
BDFL! What ties these attributes together, is - Passion
That's what makes a great Software Engineer.
Someone who has these qualities will sometimes be referred to as a Perfectionist, and rightly so.
These principles can be applied to other fields as well.
The original idea came from this movie: Jiro Dreams of Sushi. One of the qualities could also be that a good Software Developer knows how to copy and paste stuff effectively ;)