Actually, computer science IS my hobby. I am a hardware engineer by trade.
Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby
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#22"Every X should Y" is an excellent way to say your argument has zero nuance to it.
Nuance is the enemy of persuasion.
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#23I like to believe most did, like myself, but then it became a job and we struggle to find something creative to fill the hole through a series of futile attempts in hopes of discovering something that sticks
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
And the ideal application of those existing solutions often requires creativity to mate them to the problem domain. Is an artist not creative if they use pre-mixed paint?
A more apt analogy would be asking if an artist isn't creative because they put a jigsaw puzzle together.
put the jigsaw together by haphazardly cutting off all the tabs that wouldn't lie flat and filling in all the empty spaces with glue
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#25Every good one already has one
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Engineering can be creative but most of the time it is not. We are mostly applying existing solutions to well known problems.
And the ideal application of those existing solutions often requires creativity to mate them to the problem domain. Is an artist not creative if they use pre-mixed paint?
That is called learning and is indeed a creative process.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
And the ideal application of those existing solutions often requires creativity to mate them to the problem domain. Is an artist not creative if they use pre-mixed paint?
A more apt analogy would be asking if an artist isn't creative because they put a jigsaw puzzle together.
A jigsaw puzzle goes together only one way. Many engineering problems can be solved in infinitely diverse and creative and unique ways.
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#28Blogging seems to be a popular creative hobby not only because it has a low barrier of entry but it also helps you communicate better. On the other hand when I play the piano, do abstract art and write poetry these are important too. To be honest a Creative hobby not only solves the problem of making you more creative but it allows for an escape and release of thinking of other things. Even if you aren't optimizing y…
I'm not sure I'd classify typical blogging (and HN commenting even less) as "creative hobby". Creative writing is different enough to be considered its own category and I don't think typical blogging falls under it.
"creative writing" is a specific genre of writing that focuses on originality. But for most, "creative" just refers to the act of creating something. A blog entry creates something, as does an hn comment.
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#29Just so you're aware, calling yourself a computer scientist because you have a degree in CS is something that only college students / recent graduates do. "Software Developer" is a better word for what you do.
Don't you mean "engineer"? ;)
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#30I recently picked up knot-tying. I wouldn't necessarily call it a creative hobby but it's a nice challenge and pretty satisfying/useful. Costs about nothing, can do it at your desk.
+1. Fellow knot tier here. I mostly practice it (at my desk) to keep a working memory of knots that are useful for camping.