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  • R Rajesh Kariyavula

    Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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    Lost User
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    My missus doesn't understand what I do. The best way I've found to explain it to her is that a programming language is like a written language. Once you know the majority of words in a language you can write a book. Some books are good and some are poor.

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    • R Rajesh Kariyavula

      Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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      Mike Hankey
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      Rajesh Kariyavula wrote:

      Is Programming a creative Job?

      Depends on the programmer!

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      • R Rajesh Kariyavula

        Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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        Maximilien
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        One needs to be creative to find a solution to a problem; and one needs to be a scientific to implement it in an optimized way with an appropriate process.

        Nihil obstat

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        • S S Houghtelin

          Mark_Wallace wrote:

          Bear in mind that if someone says to you "That's a very creative idea", it means that he thinks you're an idiot.

          You're very creative! ;) +5

          It was broke, so I fixed it.

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          Mark_Wallace
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          No, I'm not! Oh, wait...

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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          • P Pete OHanlon

            You put that very creatively.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            N...! Oh, bugger. I can't win, here.

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              Mohammed Hameed wrote:

              Programming is an art.

              True. Programming is an art; some people form wonderful evocative images with the most delicate of water colours. Other's struggle with finger painting.

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              Mohammed Hameed
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              Thanks Pete.

              Previous -> Read "CLR via C#" by Jeffrey Ritcher. Current -> Exploring WCF thru Apress' "Pro WCF" by Chris Peiris and Dennis Mulder. Next -> Need to read "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth.

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              • L Lost User

                My missus doesn't understand what I do. The best way I've found to explain it to her is that a programming language is like a written language. Once you know the majority of words in a language you can write a book. Some books are good and some are poor.

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                Rage
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                PB 369,783 wrote:

                some are poor

                Yes, especially those in Visual Basic.

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                • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                  Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                  Rage
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                  I don't know how it cuts in comparison to other jobs, but people here are extremely creative when it comes to excuses why their work will be delivered late.

                  ~RaGE();

                  I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    Depends on what your role is: if you are a codemonkey churning out code to exact specification with no design input, then no, it isn't - and creativity will be rightly stamped on. If you are higher up the food chain, then it becomes increasingly creative, and increasingly technical, until the technical element starts to wither away and you become a manager. At that point you will never do anything creative (or possibly useful) ever again.

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                    Mohammed Hameed
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                    Very nice explanation!

                    Previous -> Read "CLR via C#" by Jeffrey Ritcher. Current -> Exploring WCF thru Apress' "Pro WCF" by Chris Peiris and Dennis Mulder. Next -> Need to read "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth.

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                    • P Pete OHanlon

                      Mohammed Hameed wrote:

                      Programming is an art.

                      True. Programming is an art; some people form wonderful evocative images with the most delicate of water colours. Other's struggle with finger painting.

                      I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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                      jim lahey
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                      Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                      True. Programming is an art; some people form wonderful evocative images with the most delicate of water colours. Other's struggle with finger painting.

                      Others take their new found skill in creating macaroni pictures too far and try to build houses out of them which then need rebuilding with the occupants still inside. That's what it feels like anyway :D

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                      • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                        Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                        Chris Quinn
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                        Not as creative as accountancy!


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                        • L Lost User

                          My missus doesn't understand what I do. The best way I've found to explain it to her is that a programming language is like a written language. Once you know the majority of words in a language you can write a book. Some books are good and some are poor.

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                          jim lahey
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                          An ex of mine used to think I sat at a desk hammering 1s and 0s into a text editor. when I showed her some C# her reaction was "oh, it's got real words in it and stuff" it didn't last, not that I'm at all surprised or bothered.

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                          • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                            Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                            Hemant Singh Rautela
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                            Hi, Everything make creative...Just need to lookup with a different senario... If you like programming then you can creative work for you. Ya In your office it may be repetitive job so that you are feeling like that. BUT Just analysis again & you can find lot of way to do this.... :) :)

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                            • P Pete OHanlon

                              Mohammed Hameed wrote:

                              Programming is an art.

                              True. Programming is an art; some people form wonderful evocative images with the most delicate of water colours. Other's struggle with finger painting.

                              I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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                              GuyThiebaut
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                              Some of us excel at the potato printing method of coding.

                              “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                              ― Christopher Hitchens

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                              • M Mark_Wallace

                                Bear in mind that if someone says to you "That's a very creative idea", it means that he thinks you're an idiot.

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                Nish Nishant
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                                :laugh:

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                                • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                                  Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                                  R Giskard Reventlov
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                                  Rajesh Kariyavula wrote:

                                  Is Programming a creative Job?

                                  Yes; at least it is for me as I'm the one that gets to decide what to do and how to do it. It's the part of the job I love the most, even after all these years. :-)

                                  "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                                  • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                                    Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                                    Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                    In my experience, when someone says they are very creative, it really means they have no understanding of math and science and don't want to be bound by the laws of physics.

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                                    • M Mohammed Hameed

                                      Programming is an art. Ideas have to be creative.

                                      Previous -> Read "CLR via C#" by Jeffrey Ritcher. Current -> Exploring WCF thru Apress' "Pro WCF" by Chris Peiris and Dennis Mulder. Next -> Need to read "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth.

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                                      I am reminded of a scene from "This is the End" (saw it yesterday at the theater). One of the characters says that he isn't into art, and another character goes off on a rant about different types of art (sandwiches, people at birth, and so on). Hilarious movie.

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                                      • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                                        Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                                        My take would be that it is as creative as, say, an architect. It's not about free-form artistry, or daubing paint at random to make something pretty. It's about the putting together of various materials to produce something that meets the requirements of the user. While one architect may just design a plain brick house, perfectly liveable but boring and not likely to win prizes, the more innovative architect may build a home out of unusual materials, with features such as low energy use, efficient water usage, glass walls with views, waterfalls and pools, whatever. The question is, does the customer get what they want at the end of the day?

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                                        • R Rajesh Kariyavula

                                          Is Programming a creative Job? I have been thinking creatively, but my work doesn't need it.

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                                          Yup, it is. Finding a solution to a non-standard problem is very creative.

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