Your comment makes me think of the distinction Simon Wardley[1] makes between Pioneers, Settlers and City Planners. The former are the ones who get excited by m

Your comment makes me think of the distinction Simon Wardley[1] makes between Pioneers, Settlers and City Planners. The former are the ones who get excited by making something new (and not solving the problem), the latter are the ones who get excited by making sure things keep running flawlessly. I do believe there are programmers for every category though. [1] https://blog.gardeviance.org/2015/03/on-pioneers-settlers-town-planners-and.html https://blog.gardeviance.org/2015/03/on-pioneers-settlers-to...