[alexashka]

> People with that make for excellent teammates.

I agree, sort of. All things being equal, you want someone who has that sparkle, that enthusiasm.

But things often aren't equal and people are really prone to hiring who they like, over who will get the job done and it's a real problem.

It's tough, really. There are many highly disagreeable software developers I've met who are good at their job, but you just want to get away from, and then there are starry eyed social people who are fun but terrible at their job.

A software dev that's good and still has some sparkle in them after being in the industry for a decade is like a unicorn in my experience. I don't know what it means but it does make me sad.