I intended it to be more prescriptive than descriptive, more of an idea that people should take and adapt to fit their circumstances. I fear I did a horrible j

I intended it to be more prescriptive than descriptive, more of an idea that people should take and adapt to fit their circumstances. I fear I did a horrible job of describing it in those terms, though. Or perhaps the thoughtful responses like yours have just helped me clarify my thoughts on the topic. Because in reality, I'm a huge proponent of the creative side of development. I think it's often so underrated by many companies and interviewers. Creativity is absolutely part of the value a good developer provides, and creative developers shouldn't hesitate to discuss that in interviews. It'll sometimes be the case that the company of person interviewing you won't value creativity. Which is actually super useful to find out, because interviews are a two-way process. If you're a creative developer, and an interviewer makes it clear they don't care about that, they've helped you by letting you know unequivocally that you don't want you work for them.