[mithametacs]

I don't want to write any code. I want to think about the design of the program and have it pop out of my head fully formed.

The latter gives me dopamine. The former gives me carpal tunnel.

[lttlrck]

For myself, the code is the journey. There are times though when I'm not fully invested in the problem, that I really just want to skip that part.

[mithametacs]

Sure code can be cool for the same reason hip-hop is more than just the meaning of the words.

The typing is the rhyme scheme. The algorithm is the rhythm.