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“The personality trait most strongly correlated with programming ability was not introversion or conscientiousness, but openness: a trait that’s related to being creative and imaginative.

From Underdocumenters to flat-out Fakers, the world of software development is full of characters. Here, InfoWorld's Peter Wayner offers 13 developer personality profiles based on coding style.

A final thought: knowing someone's personality and mental ability doesn't actually tell you a great deal about their likely computer programming skills. Personality traits and IQ in fact only ...

Children change and develop, but some traits are ingrained. Here are 6 signs that your child might be destined to become a computer programmer.