[mathgladiator]

I've debated this topic with many people, and while I think/wish it was true that developers were special people among the professional class; it isn't.

The things that make a good software developer are the things that make any professional good: learning = good, creativity (hard to measure stuff) = good, no consensus/uniqueness thinking = standard human problem, requirements are always hard and always suck.

Software development isn't different. It is just more loudly voiced on the internet because programmers have the most voice on the internet (by virtue of building the damn thing).

[hello_moto]

You got that right brotha!

I'll add a bit more to your last statement about internet and programmers: these bloggers usually have had experienced the pain with software development in general but they rarely offer constructive criticism (like this article) or they would treat the symptoms (.e.g: coming up with new process, new tools, or new whatever).

The basic problem is still there: people (including themselves) are the problem.

Sort of the blinds leading the blinds.

Software Development is not too much different than gadget/hardware development. Just ask Nokia...