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#Is programming art?

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#1882From: Mike BerroAug 18, 1988 12:13 AM
Thomas, But finding the most elegant method of performing even the most menial task is an Art. —Mike
#1895From: Thomas HoladayAug 18, 1988 7:08 AM
And finding the most elegant way to perform a menial task is 99% inspiration, 1% perspiration. Actually _doing_ the task, well …
#1917From: Mike BerroAug 18, 1988 6:22 PM
Thomas, I guess Physics is the ultimate Art form. We find the most elegant solutions to problems and let the engineers actually implement them. That critrerion falls apart tho. Certainly Michelangelo felt that the Sistine Chapel work was drudgery at various times. —Mike
#1932From: Thomas HoladayAug 18, 1988 8:38 PM
I'd say that if programming is an art, it shares more with Michaelangelo's decoration of the Sistine Chapel than with Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus or Picasso's sketchbooks.
#1971From: Mike BerroAug 19, 1988 5:11 PM
Thomas, Ok. So what was the point you were trying to make? I've lost track. —Mike