What type of developer are you: A technician or an artist? (theserverside.com)

The difference seems to be the ability / willingness / enjoyment of adapting.

Honestly, I think that goes for all jobs.

Both

Concrete vs abstract thinkers. Some people can only really do concrete thinking, once the rule is in place they can follow instructions happily and never feel a need for more. Abstract thinkers will always want to think about the unseen, and have a need to manipulate what does not yet exist in the concrete world. Some can create, and the rest can then think about the creation. All on a continuum, of course.