Art and craft are closely related, but I think software is more craft than art. If I had to come up with a distinction I might say that craft is art done for a

Art and craft are closely related, but I think software is more craft than art. If I had to come up with a distinction I might say that craft is art done for a practical purpose. So software could be art if it was done for no other reason than an expression of an aesthetic or ideal, but otherwise I would call it a craft.