i think what distinguishes programming from say, accounting, is that it is a creative field. you'll probably find a culture surrounding all creative professions

i think what distinguishes programming from say, accounting, is that it is a creative field. you'll probably find a culture surrounding all creative professions (cesarsalazar12 mentioned cinematographers as an example). hmmm, on the other hand (and sadly) in an employment context most programming is probably more akin to uncreative accounting. gluing apis together etc. it just has the potential to be creative (universally creative? *church-turing hypothesis), and this is what most programmers yearn for.