I think coding is a craft, and like any craft, it can be used to make art, but it can also be used to less than artful ends. Same with my profession: writing.

I think coding is a craft, and like any craft, it can be used to make art, but it can also be used to less than artful ends. Same with my profession: writing. I'm a professional writer. I get paid quite a lot for what I write, but what I write isn't art. I've just trained myself to produce a commodity that others find valuable. Obviously the craft of writing can be used to create art, but that's not what I do. The craft of programming could be used to create great art, but that's not what most programmers do with it.