PROGRAMMING: It's not necessary, but it sure helps. Its a different kind of creativity though than what a great designer or artist draws on. I do most of my own art too, and I think part of being creative is just (...)

From the outside, it seems a rational job, but is creativity necessary for programming?

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It's not necessary, but it sure helps. Its a different kind of creativity though than what a great designer or artist draws on. I do most of my own art too, and I think part of being creative is just eventually stumbling onto something that strikes a chord with you. You start with an idea in your head and quickly detour to something that you either crumple up (hit undo a hundred times) or you explore further. The end is more uncertain. With programming you typically know exactly what needs to be done. You can be creative getting from point A to Point B, but you HAVE to get to Point B.