From: Urabe Shyouhei <shyouhei@...>
Date: 2010-12-19T07:32:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Is programming art?

(2010/12/19 4:07), Adam Ms. wrote:
> Start with an easier question:
> 
> What is art?

Yeah, I know this is THE right way for original poster to find his answer, but
anybody who asks someone if something is art or not do not see the world as
you and I do, so a bit more explanation is desirable.

Why the definition of art is important in this context is that, if you define
art as what is written in a dictionary, anything computer-related are 100.0%
non-art.  And we do not believe so.  That is the key point; the OP is asking
if programming is art "in some sense", and the sense is something that extends
the definition of art from a mare tableau adoring a museum wall.  So, in
principle, when someone believes that a programming is art, that person
believes some different definition of art.  This is why the question "what is
art".  To define art automatically distinguishes if programming is art or not.