I on the other hand agree with the article and disagree with your assertions.
Talent is a natural aptitude. Passion is a strong feeling or belief.
What's that got to do with being competent at programming?
In the book "Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering" there's a quote I really liked that seems appropriate:
"If your life depended on a particular piece of software, what would you want to know about it?” Bollinger responded, “More than anything else, I would want to know that the person who wrote the software was both highly intelligent, and possessed by an extremely rigorous, almost fanatical desire to make their program work the way it should. Everything else to me is secondary. . ."
Note that said fanatical desire is not a passion for programming, though it can perhaps be considered a passion for quality.
I'd have to go with intelligence, expertise, ethical behavior and rigor. Couldn't care less if someone had a natural inclination or passion for programming. This is stuff one might need if they want to convince someone to work at their startup for low pay.
Talent is a natural aptitude. Passion is a strong feeling or belief.
What's that got to do with being competent at programming?
In the book "Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering" there's a quote I really liked that seems appropriate:
"If your life depended on a particular piece of software, what would you want to know about it?” Bollinger responded, “More than anything else, I would want to know that the person who wrote the software was both highly intelligent, and possessed by an extremely rigorous, almost fanatical desire to make their program work the way it should. Everything else to me is secondary. . ."
Note that said fanatical desire is not a passion for programming, though it can perhaps be considered a passion for quality.
I'd have to go with intelligence, expertise, ethical behavior and rigor. Couldn't care less if someone had a natural inclination or passion for programming. This is stuff one might need if they want to convince someone to work at their startup for low pay.