Regarding programming as art, I like the quote from Fred Brooks comparing it to poetry:<p><i>&quot;The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of imagination ... yet the program construct, unlike the poet’s words, is real in the sense that it moves and works, producing visible outputs separate from the construct itself&quot;</i><p>That&#x27;s one of the reasons why I still love programming (after programming professionally for almost 25 years): <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;henrikwarne.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;06&#x2F;02&#x2F;why-i-love-coding&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;henrikwarne.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;06&#x2F;02&#x2F;why-i-love-coding&#x2F;</a>