The MOST Important Trait For GREAT Software Developers
Not Openness
Successful people. What does that even mean? They seem to be everywhere at higher levels of your organization. Your manager is a great success.
That is, right until you actually start working for them.
You start to see their little foibles and the things that they can’t do quite right.
Like coding
It’s easy to criticize others’ behavior and traits (that is why it’s so fun), but what is really the most important trait for software developers?
Let’s look through the big five traits and think about which is most applicable to software developers and why.
The 4 Unimportant Traits
Extraversion
There’s nothing wrong with being an introvert while being a software developer. You don’t need to shout out about that particular feature you’ve made (make a video of that front-end feature rather than play it live at the demo).
You also can be a great extrovert developer. You know, they do exist. Communication is extremely important for developers, and this suits extroverts down to the ground. That table tennis game at work? That can work great in…
