What defines a good programmer/coder ?

Answer 1

Versatility + imagination

Answer 2

a programmer should have a good thinking , logic skill so that he can solve problems easily.

i think he should follow few rules :

his code should be short , less time consuming , less memory usage and less bugy.

Answer 3

The most important thing that many od us would agree is that: A good programmer writes clean codes.
So what is a clean code? Obviously it means that your code just simply does things smoothly.
I would say that this is achieved by controlling the flow structure of the code, when you control the flow structure of a code, you are also determining when does a code exit, when does garbage collection occurs, etc. Which literally means that you are changing how much resources does the code take up and how efficent it is in doing its task.

Hence? A good programming should be able to control a code's flow structure smoothly without any problem.
(Unlike me who just simply use one little 'goto' to fix tiny probles)

Answer 4

In my opinion two main things:
- Planning
- Ability to focus

Answer 5

The ability to make good code

Answer 6

Others should be able to understand what the code does.