All of the recommendations are just manifestations of, or proxies for, the really important things you need to be a great developer: enthusiasm, energy, curiosi

All of the recommendations are just manifestations of, or proxies for, the really important things you need to be a great developer: enthusiasm, energy, curiosity, dedication and thoroughness. In general, for most programming jobs, the technical stuff is unimportant by comparison. I would like to throw in a note of caution to what's being presented here as desirable traits. It's all just trumpet-blowing and self-promotion, AKA advertising. The results obtained generally never match the level of noise being generated. Most of the really impressive people I have worked with have been very or perhaps too quiet or self-starters. These are the types of people you need to seek out if you really want to doing something worthwhile.