<story><title>The science of having ideas in the shower</title><url>https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/08/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>boredemployee</author><text>could writing code be considered as an art? genuinely asking</text></item><item><author>diemes1</author><text>Never seen John Carmack described as an artist before</text></item><item><author>mentos</author><text>Its my working theory that artists (The Beatles or John Carmack) are always operating in this type of mental &amp;#x27;shower&amp;#x27; environment. Makes me wonder if maybe there is a &amp;#x27;myaquaguitar.com&amp;#x27; alternative haha</text></item><item><author>gazby</author><text>This effect used to be the bane of my ADHD-addled existence until I found these: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.myaquanotes.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.myaquanotes.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;. I buy them in 5 packs now.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rolenthedeep</author><text>There is &amp;quot;code as art&amp;quot; where the code itself is art. A while back there was a program floating through the nerd community that was C code laid out in the shape of a giant C, which actually compiles to a valid program.&lt;p&gt;Then there is &amp;quot;code as an artform&amp;quot;. Think code golf, or other such challenges that encourage incredibly creative solutions.&lt;p&gt;Then my personal favorite is simply &amp;quot;beautiful code&amp;quot;. Sometimes an algorithm or a function will just be elegant in its construction or simplicity. Sometimes you have a real hairy problem that seems very complex at first, but the solution ends up as a small, clean function with no frills, no bugs. It&amp;#x27;s about beautiful solutions more than the text of the code.&lt;p&gt;Code can be art, but it usually isn&amp;#x27;t. The first two categories are something done intentionally as a form of expression, but the last is more akin to a sunset or a rainbow. Sometimes beauty appears when we don&amp;#x27;t intend or expect it. But I think that still qualifies as art.</text></comment>
<story><title>The science of having ideas in the shower</title><url>https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/08/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>boredemployee</author><text>could writing code be considered as an art? genuinely asking</text></item><item><author>diemes1</author><text>Never seen John Carmack described as an artist before</text></item><item><author>mentos</author><text>Its my working theory that artists (The Beatles or John Carmack) are always operating in this type of mental &amp;#x27;shower&amp;#x27; environment. Makes me wonder if maybe there is a &amp;#x27;myaquaguitar.com&amp;#x27; alternative haha</text></item><item><author>gazby</author><text>This effect used to be the bane of my ADHD-addled existence until I found these: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.myaquanotes.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.myaquanotes.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;. I buy them in 5 packs now.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>woodruffw</author><text>Whenever I hear someone describe programming as art, I think of this essay[1].&lt;p&gt;That isn&amp;#x27;t to say it can&amp;#x27;t be art. Only that those with an &lt;i&gt;interest&lt;/i&gt; in calling it art usually aren&amp;#x27;t the appropriate authorities.&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;idlewords.com&amp;#x2F;2005&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;dabblers_and_blowhards.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;idlewords.com&amp;#x2F;2005&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;dabblers_and_blowhards.htm&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>