Programming Isn't Special
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Programming is art, not a utilitarian exception, and deserves the same AI resistance as other creative fields.
Glyph argues that programmers wrongly treat AI as acceptable for coding while other creative industries resist it. Programming is art, even when mundane: mastery grows from routine practice, and AI that eliminates that practice destroys the path to greatness. The invention of Deferred is cited as an aesthetic response to ugly code patterns. Slop is slop regardless of medium. Resisting AI encroachment is as important in software as in any creative field.
What commenters are saying
Commenters split into two camps: those who see programming as purely utilitarian ("nobody gives a fuck about the code, only the results") and those who defend its craft. Some draw parallels to bricklaying or HVAC as hidden arts. A top comment predicts human programming will become a handicraft within a decade, like knitting. Others argue the comparison to art is overblown-most code is a means to an end, not expressive.