A good programmer - Naturally sees patterns and common abstractions when he reads implementation details. - Can translate code into something business folk ca

A good programmer - Naturally sees patterns and common abstractions when he reads implementation details. - Can translate code into something business folk can understand. - Knows that hindsight is 20/20. - Understands software as an organic entity that is vulnerable to tech debt, security holes, and defects, especially when growth is the main focus.