Here's the thing though, none of the test proved anything about a person's creativity. In my opinion, the most important part of being a developer. Proper techn

Here's the thing though, none of the test proved anything about a person's creativity. In my opinion, the most important part of being a developer. Proper technique can be taught creativity is an instinct. I look for creative people that have creative ideas over technical challenge. Because in the end, I want to train them to work in the way that my team works anyway. I understand the need to filter out the passionless but I think a purely academic exercise whether trivial or difficult does not accomplish the goal of finding a truly creative developer that can bring insight to an organization. One of the best markers that I have found about a person and their ability to develop and conceive of creative solutions and business strategies, is their hobbies. Through a person's hobbies you can see their passion and their creativity. I look for developers who have hobbies that include antique car restoration, airplane building, hobbyist rockets, electronics embedded or otherwise, fine arts and other markers of creativity. I've found that these people, the creative types make the best developers.