In this recent post from Jani Hartikainen he looks at the three different categories he sees developers fitting into - "smart-and-get-things-done", smart and "just a" programmer.

The other day I was thinking of programmer types. In a way, I think there are three kinds of programmers when looking at a high level [...] So how do you determine if a programmer goes into one of these categories?

The "just a programmer" is the developer that writes code because it's a better job with little passion. The "smart programmer" are talented developers but they miss the big picture things. The "smart and get things done programmer" can be the most ideal of the three - they're the ones with the vision and passion to really make great applications.