That programmers have no problem having their work being compared to poetry or art in general. I wouldn't go that far. A lot of programmers have civil-engineer

That programmers have no problem having their work being compared to poetry or art in general. I wouldn't go that far. A lot of programmers have civil-engineer envy and would be incensed if you suggested that what they did was driven by anything other than cold, hard numbers, physical laws, and building codes.