In college a teacher asked us if programming was an art. There is the element of creation, copying and some may say beauty. The artist or programmer in this cas

In college a teacher asked us if programming was an art. There is the element of creation, copying and some may say beauty. The artist or programmer in this case use their knowledge, creativity and experience to create something new intangible and subjective appreciation but results can be life changing or solve a really complex problem. In terms of boredom this is subjective sometimes I find it really fun try to solve a problem or fix a bug