Taggart :ifin: on Nostr: I've spent most of my adult life writing code—not because I had to, but because I ...

I've spent most of my adult life writing code—not because I had to, but because I love the process. And I've taught hundreds of students (thousands through courses) to love it too. There's a beauty in expressing human reasoning in code, just as there is in mathematics. You can put care into even the most mundane of tasks.

I know not everyone feels that way about it. I know for many, maybe most, it's just a job. It's just business.

But god damn, we created a wholly new form of expression here. I don't think it's that different from others. It just sells better, so "art" is hard to assign to it.

I still think it can be beautiful. But the beauty comes first from the creator's hand.