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0 pointsrohall12y ago0 comments

I think you hit most developer's dream in your last three sentences. Code is art and it's a fantastic way to give back to the world (if you can afford to do so).

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melling12y ago· 6 in thread

Nah, code can solve problems. It doesn't matter if it's pretty code, or the most efficient code, it just needs to be useful to someone. Developers are tool builders, not artists.

dfxm1212y ago

You can "paint" houses; you can "paint" the Mona Lisa.

Don't get so caught up with the language.

It's all about the mentality.

davidw12y ago

Hey, if I've got enough money to not worry about it, I'm likely to do things right for the sheer pleasure of it.

I suppose it's a bit like wordworking. Sure, most things serve some purpose, but I think that - ignoring costs - it's more pleasant for everyone involved if the end result is pleasing to look at and well built.

rossng12y ago

I think it's somewhere between the two. Software development is both creative and rigidly constrained by existing techniques/technology.

Claiming that it's only one or the other is simply creating a false dichotomy.

melling12y ago

Are you saying that it's art because it's creative? Can you simply list some of the "art"?

benched12y ago

This graphics programmer disagrees.

melling12y ago

Yeah, but all those Unity programmers agree with me.

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