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Code can be art, but only in the hands of a true code artist

I think what the real way to say it would be code can be art in the hands of... A true artist. true code artist. And there's so few people like that.

Episode 270: YOLO Guy (episode page, opens in a new tab) September 11, 2026, 2:19 p.m. CT 00:35:36 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Reading Wendell Berry ('all art that rises above competence insists upon the irreducibility of its subjects': a fine cabinetmaker sees every board as unique), Dave concedes Adam was right that code can be art. Mostly it's merely competent; it becomes art only in the hands of a true code artist, and there are very few of those.