Which letter are you?

I got this from del.icio.us--the A to Z of Programmer Predilictions. Don't mind the typos and the occasional missing word. This won't scan very well for non-technical types, so be warned.

I looked for myself in the list, and found about 4 categories that would generally describe me. I wonder if my coworkers would find the same ones? Let's see ... in no particular order:

Belligerent Brian. I intimidate some people, but usually only the weak ones. Unfortunately, the corporate world is full of weak developers. *sigh*

Generic George. Though I am in a 12-step program to curb this tendency. I'm up to step 8. I have been accused of over-engineering things, from time to time. I suffer under XP, somewhat.

Quiet Quincy. Someone has to get it done. That's always been me, though I'm not that quiet.

X-Files Xavier. But, really only Southpark and Beavis and Butthead in-jokes. (Heheh heheh, he said "jokes". Screw you guys, I'm going home.)

I think the author might have missed some types, as well. In particular, there's:

Cynical Cyrus. This would be me. I've been doing this too damn long. There's (rarely) anything new under the sun, and most of the time, the same lame methods and techniques fail, in exactly the same ways they have failed every other time. And I know it. And I also don't hesitate to tell anyone who will listen about it, either. Strange that no one seems to be listening. Fortunately, I've almost gotten to the point where I don't bother, anymore. And that's cynicism turned to despair. Enter ...

Negative Norman. Someone who's so disaffected and burned out that he can't find anything good in anything. I must not allow this to become me. Because if it does, I may as well quit and go sell T-shirts on a beach, somewhere. Quite frankly, I really need the money.

Really Smart Ralph. Similar to Arrogant Arthur, this guy thinks he's smarter than everyone else, and has nothing to learn from anyone. Even from those who may have significantly more experience. Ralph is absolutely sure his solution is the only correct one, and his interpretation of the requirements the only valid one. He is a real orifice to work with, since you can't tell him anything. A mind is like a book; it only works when it's open.

Dense David. Maybe he isn't terribly dumb, but since he never seems to understand your explanation, he might as well be a plumber. It's obvious he's from another planet, and that English is his second language (with Java, C++, C#, etc., being his first). Oddly enough, though, his solutions always seem to be (mostly) on the mark, bringing only the organization of his brain into question. That's right, he will come up with the same solution, but have a completely different explanation as to why it's correct.

There are probably more types, but we'll leave it at that, for now.