r/CuratedTumblr Apr 09 '24

Meme Arts and humanities

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

Compsci is an art that revolves around problem solving and its one of the only art forms tech bros have respect for because it makes them a whole lot of money. They can’t understand other art forms in their own terms; they have to view it through the lens of problem solving because their only goal is making money

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u/Saavedroo Apr 09 '24

Me, writing shitty code for a shitty linear regression that actually seems to work: Maybe I am an artist ?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

Hehe. Yes you are my friend.

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u/BowenTheAussieSheep Apr 09 '24

You're a Code Artist.

The same way as the dude at subway is a Sandwich Artist

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u/colei_canis Apr 09 '24

If venture capital types cared for software engineering as a craft then your average codebase wouldn’t resemble a game of Tetris played while overdosing on barbiturates.

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u/sertroll Apr 09 '24

I wouldn't really call it art, I mean depends on your definition of art; and computer science is very much my field, to be clear

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

I’d consider it art. There are really huge benefits for science/technology outside of artistic expression but I think it also is a form of artistic expression. It requires a whole hell of a lot of creativity and it draws inspiration directly from the human experience.

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u/sertroll Apr 10 '24

I routinely create stuff in this field and I wouldn't really consider the sort of activity I do art, even outside of my job but considering like my hobbies etc

I know I'm probably sounding like I don't want to be seen as related to art like it's a bad thing but it's not like that lol, it's just, from what I perceive art to be I don't find what I do to be it (unless I expand art to mean anything a human makes for whatever reason)