while op is possibly being pedantic, aren't you agreeing with him? shin_lao is suggesting that painting itself is not an art, but a craft. what you do with the

while op is possibly being pedantic, aren't you agreeing with him? shin_lao is suggesting that painting itself is not an art, but a craft. what you do with the paint defines whether or not it is art. likewise, your code can create something menial the same way it can create something artful. being able to program makes you no more of an artist than being able to put paint on a brush. whether or not being able to put paint on a brush makes you an artist, of course, is subjective. :)