Re:Programming Isn't Special
by hnfong on Saturday October 10, 2026 @02:47PM
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You're mostly right about commercial software.
But there are artistic expressions of programming. Check out the IOCCC for example. (old school stuff) There are similar competitions for newer languages and systems, but I haven't looked into them much. And then there's the demo scene, the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kkrieger etc...
But there are artistic expressions of programming. Check out the IOCCC for example. (old school stuff) There are similar competitions for newer languages and systems, but I haven't looked into them much. And then there's the demo scene, the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kkrieger etc...