> I've never thought of coding as involving much creativity. I do. In both writing (drawing/sculpting/whatev) and coding you have something based in reality, t

> I've never thought of coding as involving much creativity. I do. In both writing (drawing/sculpting/whatev) and coding you have something based in reality, that you transpose into you mind and then create another reality with. In writing you may have something you have experienced, in drawing you might have an object in front of you, in coding you have a non-computer-based system/algorithm that you need to support. The better you are at imagining how to best support the real life system, the better a programmer you are. That said, I consider programmers more like craftsmen; but as in all crafts, some artistry usually slips in.