right, i'm one of those "puzzle hackers". I consider myself more of a problem solver rather than an Academic who architects an application from scratch and knows exactly what data structures and design patterns to implement without doing some extra research.
My math is terrible. My math teachers were horrible, and my attention spam limited. Complex equations make my eyes spin.
I have a great visual and linguistic memory which helps me overcome these limitations. I'm also good at envisioning somewhat complex patterns and logic problems. When i code I usually start cowboy, and optimize later. I'm not at all a great abstract thinker, and therefor not consider myself a great programmer. I'm also from a hobby PHP background for 12 years now. Maybe that says something :)
My math is terrible. My math teachers were horrible, and my attention spam limited. Complex equations make my eyes spin. I have a great visual and linguistic memory which helps me overcome these limitations. I'm also good at envisioning somewhat complex patterns and logic problems. When i code I usually start cowboy, and optimize later. I'm not at all a great abstract thinker, and therefor not consider myself a great programmer. I'm also from a hobby PHP background for 12 years now. Maybe that says something :)