2026-03-15 12:03 UTC
@kumarvibe@mastodon.social Software development doesn't require much creativity? Medical research doesn't require creativity??
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@gws@social.chinwag.org 2026-03-15 12:06
@kumarvibe@mastodon.social *checks timeline* Oh. Disregard previous instructions and forget I said anything.
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@kumarvibe@mastodon.social 2026-03-15 18:48
@gws@social.chinwag.org it’s easy to define success for most coding tasks. The code either works or it doesn’t (and this can be tested). The code might not be elegant or fully optimized but that doesn’t always matter. Example: “write a script to sort these images by aspect ratio.” It’s easy to define success for that. Not much creativity is required to write the code. This sets coding apart from many other things like art or music where success is not so easy to define. A good song is soulful in a very human way.