I didn't make up a definition though. That's an OED definition of art. Perhaps "doing maths" is often not art, but then neither is writing. Both can serve spec

I didn't make up a definition though. That's an OED definition of art. Perhaps "doing maths" is often not art, but then neither is writing. Both can serve specific uses that wouldn't easily fall under definitions of art, but that doesn't mean they can't be. Software engineering isn't but then is it really a stretch to describe this spinning globe quine as art? https://github.com/knoxknox/qlobe https://github.com/knoxknox/qlobe or this 100 language quine https://github.com/mame/quine-relay/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/mame/quine-relay/blob/master/README.md