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Discussion on: Is generalization killing creativity in the software industry?

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Frank Puffer • Edited

I don't think that this is the main point of the article. There are jobs where creativity is a hindrance. (Although there is some evidence that this type of job is slowly disappearing.)

But software development is essentially a creative activity. Even if you don't create new products but for example do maintenance of legacy code, it is creative problem solving.

If you have a developer job that does not allow and require creativity, there must be something going massively wrong.

Aside from that, separating work and private life is fine to a certain extent. But there are limits. I personally appreciate being myself at the job and not faking anything.