I think it's the hacker mindset of not being afraid to change things. Every job I ever had I always questioned the rules and pushed for change to make things l

I think it's the hacker mindset of not being afraid to change things. Every job I ever had I always questioned the rules and pushed for change to make things less redundant and more efficient. This was even in retail as a teenager, and being a waiter for church bingo when I was 10. Some of us just have that inherent urge to say "wait, wouldn't it be better if we did it this way" instead of quietly following the rules. My guess is that people with this mentality are more likely to want to be a programmer in the first place.