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Discussion on: Is Coding an Art?

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Kasey Speakman

Usually when I think of art, I think of something that I experience which produces emotion or contemplation. Most of the time it is not something that you would use in day-to-day life. I wouldn't use a Van Gogh as a drop cloth. I simply examine it.

But coding is generally for the purpose of creating something functional and useful. So no, I would not consider it art. You could create programs with pure artistic value, but I doubt that's what most of us get paid to do.