Between IDEs and other tools that autoformat code (ie gofmt[1])and languages that use significant whitespace, I wouldn't say programmers necessarily consider th

Between IDEs and other tools that autoformat code (ie gofmt[1])and languages that use significant whitespace, I wouldn't say programmers necessarily consider those things much these days. Factoring might be a better example- picking the most convenient order for subroutine arguments, choosing how to bring together redundant segments of code, how to best use language constructs to express the problem. Ultimately I think it's difficult to draw a direct comparison, though- in my opinion, the similarities between graphic art and programming are rather abstract. [1] http://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/ http://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/