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Paul Graham On Two Kinds of Programmers and Painters

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Re: Paul Graham On Two Kinds of Programmers and Painters

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I think it's important to recognize that the creativity/implementation distinction isn't going to be universal across all your skills, even within something as seemingly specific as programming or drawing. Maybe you have an easy time reasoning about mutable data structures, or maybe you are particularly able at capturing light and shadow. If you can recognize which things are strengths and deliberately extend all of the things you are good at into an overall creative vision - a cumulation of your ability that takes those strengths to the "next level" - then you'll go a lot farther than you will just trying to shore up the weaknesses.

(That said, you can become good at just about anything with carefully cultivated passion and a dash of smarts.)

Re: Paul Graham On Two Kinds of Programmers and Painters

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post #5

"Cézanne could not draw, he makes the same drawing mistakes that every one makes in introductory drawing classes." This is not the case. Cézanne could draw exceedingly well. Drawing != photographic representation.

Yes, Cezanne could paint brilliantly: http://images.google.com/images?q=cezanne

Re: Paul Graham On Two Kinds of Programmers and Painters

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post #5

"Cézanne could not draw, he makes the same drawing mistakes that every one makes in introductory drawing classes." This is not the case. Cézanne could draw exceedingly well. Drawing != photographic representation.

Obviously in this context I'm talking about drawing in the sense of rendering.
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