The above article is not about good developers. It is broader and about good employees in software development job setting.

Let me say about other things. There are probably two types of smooth-talking talented developers. I can't back up these claims but it is solely by my readings and observations. And only one type of not so smooth-talking interviewees.

First type is all-rounded talented i.e. he/she can write beautiful and accurate code on whiteboard as well as a smooth-talker.

The second type is he/she can't write code in a bat (i.e. while somebody's watching but how do you now that because he/she could by lying) but is a smooth-talker.

With regard to the second type, the only way is to examine his/her coding ability online and gauge his talent and make sure you're better than him/her in order to be a good judge.

The other one is antisocial and surprisingly he/she could be talented and you have to refer to your company's culture whether he/she is good fit.

All in all finding good people is tough.

Some people are simply not meant to own companies. Look at Linus Torvalds, the Linux creator and the *richest man in the world. He programs at home in his own time and can spend time with his family and yet he earns a salary a million USD a year. In an article he said he could not be a good employer, period. In another word he can't own a company.

I bet if he's given a coding test in a job interview he can do it correctly to satisfaction.

*depends on how you define "rich"