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This is exactly why I'm pursuing programming. I hate it with a passion. I'm an artist at heart, so programming is a great fit because, not only does it pay much
by VoodooJuJu 3y ago
This is exactly why I'm pursuing programming. I hate it with a passion. I'm an artist at heart, so programming is a great fit because, not only does it pay much more than art, it's completely artless, so it won't ruin my desire for making art at the end of the day.
- wtetzner 3y agoProgramming is certainly not artless.
- antihipocrat 3y agoProgramming is used to make a lot of art, you could combine the two. I also think that programming well is an art as much as it is science/engineering/math
- robocat 3y ago> programming is completely artless Strong disagree - although it depends on how you define art Is adding form to function artless? Is architecture artless? If you use a highly choreographed engineered process for creating a piece of art - does that make the outcome artless? One way I categorise artists I have met is engineer-type artists versus discovery-type artists: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31981875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31981875 i also think art is defined by the perception of the viewer (and has far less to do with the creator than is usually presumed!)
- sgbeal 3y ago> ... it's completely artless, Then you're obviously doing it wrong. Programming with passion, is an art unto itself.
- lynx23 3y agoCan you elaborate a little on why you think programming is "completely artless"? I hear many coders making comparisons of their work with art, so this kind of contradicts my intuition.