There is nothing quite like a quiet day of programming computer graphics. I like writing, and I like drawing, but programming is different.<\/p>\n
Using math to construct something visual and new, piece by piece, is at its best, a highly contemplative act. It provides pleasure many parts of your brain at the same time.<\/p>\n
I think this is because there are two complementary forms of beauty involved. There is, of course, the visual beauty of the thing you are trying to create.<\/p>\n
But there is also the intellectual beauty of the algorithm. There is a unique kind of joy in getting the math right, implementing things an elegant and clear way.<\/p>\n
I wonder whether there is a parallel here to the way a good song combines two different kinds of beauty, when the words and words and music complement each other just right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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