What Makes a Great Programmer?

In my recent blog posting "The Secrets to Becoming a Great Programmer" I discuss a couple of characteristics of great programmers.  You can read about those characteristics at 

The Secrets to Becoming a Great Programmer

What other characteristics make a programmer great?  Do you agree with my assessment?

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  • I'm slightly disappointed in that again there is an implied relationship between programming and software engineering. What makes a Great Software Engineer is quite a different proposition to what makes a good programmer.

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  • I'm slightly disappointed in that again there is an implied relationship between programming and software engineering. What makes a Great Software Engineer is quite a different proposition to what makes a good programmer.

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