I decided that, since programming is an art, we ought to be able to classify types of programmers. Here is a start; any additions gleefully accepted.

The Picasso programmer: 
    As a whole the system works, but each piece is a warped view of 
    reality. 

The Jackson Pollack programmer: 
    Throws code at the system, trying to see what works. 

The Georges Seurat programmer: 
    When you step back from the system, you can see the overall 
    pattern, but close up each piece is totally distinct from all 
    of the others.  (Actually, this is a pretty good description 
    of OO design). 

The Michalangelo programmer: 
    Has a grand, sweeping view of what the system should do, but 
    each piece is done in such meticulous detail that it takes 
    years to finish anything.