It's [programming] The Only Job I Can Think Of Where I Get To Be Both An Engineer And An Artist. There's An Incredible, Rigorous, Technical Element To It, Which I Like Because You Have To Do Very Precise Thinking. On The Other Hand, It Has A Wildly Creative Side Where The Boundaries Of Imagination Are The Only Real Limitation.

-Andy Hertzfeld

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It's [programming] The Only Job I Can

Andy Hertzfeld

It's [programming] The Only Job I Can Think Of Where I Get To Be Both An Engineer And An Artist. There's An Incredible, Rigorous, Technical Element To It, Which I Like Because You Have To Do Very Precise Thinking. On The Other Hand, It Has A Wildly Creative Side Where The Boundaries Of Imagination Are The Only Real Limitation.

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