Good developers rip bad code the shreds. Great developers see the opportunity to grow someone. The former shows ownership of the code, but is generally bad fo

Good developers rip bad code the shreds. Great developers see the opportunity to grow someone. The former shows ownership of the code, but is generally bad for a business. The latter understands that a successful business is more than simply his competence. Reaching this level of realisation is critical for being a good lead; I interview loads of clearly solid programmers who havent figured this out, and sadly price themselves out of the market (I blame their previous managers for missing their growth opportunity)