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To add:

The most effective developers I see are those who ask the right questions. They may have lesser skills than other developers, they may be younger, less experienced, not as smart, etc. However they always produce more. Not because they can type faster, or algo better, but because they know how to leverage every aspect of their team from knowledge sharing, to knowing when to ask about refining requirements, etc.

They think about the whole problem, not just the slice given to them.

Of course there is always a spot for people who are smart enough to algo the shit out of anything, just not as team leads.