> Programmers are known to not have a strong suit for art related disciplines

Full stop. There are quite a few coders with artistic talents. And even if some specific individual does not have such talent, they are allowed to have their own taste - we do not need to train ourselves to mimic other people's preferences.

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airstrike 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Just because they are "[generally] known" for not having artistic skills doesn't mean there can't be a few exceptions.

Besides, they could be known for this and it could be a misconception! The sentence is still true.

Finally, "full stop" is what you say when something isn't up for debate. It's like saying "Apple makes better hardware, period." Like the conversation ends there. It doesn't mean you stop reading.

	▲	piafraus 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Have you ever heard the famous "he did not have enough imagination to become a mathematician" quote? There is a reason it is famous and it could be very much projected on programming. Programming requires be creative. So I don't know where did the "generally known" comes from. In my 20 years experience, I knew hundreds of programmers and probably majority of them were extremely artistic. Writing games as a hobby, drawing miniatures, some were writing books, music bands... > Finally, "full stop" is what you say when something isn't up for debate. Is it the only way you can say "full stop"? Can't you just say it to yourself in the way of "full stop, this shows ME this is based on wrong premise, and I don't need to waste time on keep reading it"
	▲	7bit an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Why is it generally known? It's a completely anecdotal statement, that the author should have just avoided. General statements like that are hard or impossible to prove and insensitive to those it does do wrong.

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NewsaHackO an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, I agree. It comes off as condescending. I guess he is trying to peddle pixel art assets, so gatekeeping is beneficial to his future sales.

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zwnow 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Gotta agree, I used to draw portraits before I started programming a few years ago... For reference, my last ever portrait: https://imgur.com/a/sEQiLu4

I also know plenty of programmers who are great musicians. Programming itself is creative work... Completely lost interest in art due to AI though.

	▲	engeljohnb 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I would wager that's how it goes for most people that are both good artists and good programmers -- they were artists first, then learned to program. It takes a lot longer to become a reasonably good artist than it does to become a reasonably good programmer. I suspect that might be why the article opens the way it does.