In praise of misfits FROM The Economist

http://www.economist.com/node/21556230?scodea=3d26b0b17065c2cf29c06c010184c684

"Recruiters have noticed that the mental qualities that make a good computer programmer resemble those that might get you diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome: an obsessive interest in narrow subjects; a passion for numbers, patterns and machines; an addiction to repetitive tasks; and a lack of sensitivity to social cues."