Are programmers the new artists?

Are programmers the new artists?

no

yes

Video Games are the only current chance at the total artform, so yes.

Well of course there is a point.

Waiting to the new Mr. Robot season, eh?

Programmer here. Programming is an art. Prove me wrong.

Programmer here, no it fucking isn't. Unless you're Richard Stallman or Daisuke Amaya or something.

Program here. I make artists. Grade me.

Yes and no. Some are, some aren't.

In the future, people will definitely research and look into "historic" code, etc., but they won't "read" it like literature or a play or anything like that.

I think functional programs, everday software, etc., will be on display to observe/use in museums like tools or clothing or pottery and everyday household objects are for ancient cultures now. We may even look at them like architecture - which I think can be art as well.

The closest I've come to a visceral artistic reaction with programming is in video games. Even then I think they still have a bit to go because most of the time there's the "film" and "music" aspect that i think contributed more than the programming. I just think it's hard to separate the game aspect from the art aspect but I have no doubt they'll get there someday.

The closest a video game has brought me to a truly artistic reaction was in Red Dead Redemption when Marston rides in Mexico and Bioshock Infinite. But again, the "film" and "music" aspect contributed heavily to that experience. I think the programming had less to do with it than those did.

Somebody as mentally sterile and linear as a programmer doesn't have the capacity to produce anything compelling. Code monkeys are the most dull people you can imagine.

Mark my words, in good time they will be considered to be the ditch diggers of our age.