The programmer as (starving) artist
Discussions about code as poetry and how code and art differ from each other are not new, but the growing popularity of free software among both developers and users may make software developers more like artists than they have been in the past in one very important respect: A majority of programmers may end up writing code without getting paid directly for their work. Perhaps, before long, “starving programmer” will be as familiar a phrase as “starving artist” is today. Read the rest @ NewsForge.