The point of the article is buried under the bait that is the list of qualities to watch out for. The main problem was that these people overengineer things and

The point of the article is buried under the bait that is the list of qualities to watch out for. The main problem was that these people overengineer things and work without any collaboration or business context. Out of the four listed qualities: Ability to find satisfaction in solving abstract problems Ability to put up many hours of work Passion in software engineering Narcissism and self-confidence Only the last one is actually a problem (and it's the narcissism really, not the confidence). The way the author has laid it out can make it look like "passionate hard-working people who like solving abstract problems" = bad. Which isn't true but it can seem like an appealing proposition if you're not that passionate/hard-working/etc.