"I also wonder how software "artists" should be different from other artists. For example, in music, there are great teams of artists, like Lennon/McCartney" Y

"I also wonder how software "artists" should be different from other artists. For example, in music, there are great teams of artists, like Lennon/McCartney" Yes, in music, composers do work together although I wouldn't make a general rule about it. Writers tend to be solitary. They reach out to people when they're researching something for a story. But outlining, thinking through story lines, and the actual typing part are solitary. From interviews with writers, I get the impression that a good editor is indispensable for developing a story though. Likewise, painters and sculptors in my acquaintance work alone.