Re:Ask HN: Does programming make you more creative in other ...
by eesmith on Monday February 25, 2019 @12:54AM
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No. The artistic pursuit I have done in most depth is dancing - primarily pair dancing - and nothing from my programming experience has ever contributed to my creativity in that field, other than funding.
Re:Ask HN: Does programming make you more creative in other ...
by blastbeat on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:20AM
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No, to the contrary. It rather drains my ability to paint a picture or to play music. After staring on a screen full of compiler errors for 8 hours, there isn't much left to be joyful or creative.