> A critical thinker is a self­-learning machine that is not constrained by memorizing commands or syntax. But is a critical thinker creative? They can think,

> A critical thinker is a self­-learning machine that is not constrained by memorizing commands or syntax. But is a critical thinker creative? They can think, but if you put them in front of a blank sheet of paper, a blank whiteboard, or an empty Vi terminal, can they create and build something new and original? Creativity is not at all like critical thinking - one analyzes things that exist, one actually creates things. Creativity is at the heart of software craftmanship.