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Discussion on: Is Coding an Art?

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Ruben

Great question. So this is what the Oxford dictionary has to say about art:

Art: The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination...

In my opinion you don't code to code, but to solve problems. And solving problems usually is a very creative proces. Most problems can be solved in hundreds of possible ways, finding the best takes a lot of skill and creativity.

And besides, my most magical experience when starting to code was that I could build anything I wanted. If that's not imagination I don't know what is 🙌

So, yes. I think coding is art 👨‍🎨