[gyardley]

Of course I'm not saying 'they should not be allowed to'. I'm not quite sure how you'd get that.

I'm saying that their deep obsessiveness, and issues relating to being deeply obsessed, makes their organization as a whole write worse software. They sometimes write good code on their own, especially if they don't have to work with others, but usually they're a net negative.

Honestly, I don't know how this isn't obvious to anyone who's ever worked on a team.