Ask HN: How to identify a passionate programmer?
People like Joel spolsky or Jon skeet when talking about hiring always list passion as the topmost priority but is it that easy? How can one identify a passionate programmer in one
If it's an interview I'd say it's not that difficult. If you can get them to open up an start talking candidly it's pretty easy to see how passionate they are and what they are passionate about.
If you mean when reading a CV then it is a lot more difficult. There are things that may be indications but they are not entirely reliable. Although I don't know how much you should be trying to judge passion using a CV, doing it in person is a lot better.
Though, the guy was familiar with such stuff he showed me no sign of what I fwlt a passion.