That still doesn't change the fact that art and music are poor analogies. I struggle with the best way to describe this, but at the end of the day, perhaps the

That still doesn't change the fact that art and music are poor analogies. I struggle with the best way to describe this, but at the end of the day, perhaps the best analogy I can give is that the purpose of art and music is to share the artist's thoughts and feelings with his audience. It's completely subjective. Programming, on the other hand, is more utilitarian. No one cares how beautiful the underlying code is, user care only if the damn thing works the way it's expected. Learning to code well is important for the inevitable maintenance, but at the end of the day, if the program doesn't work, few people will appreciate it.