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Ya'll think you have real unsolved problems. I'm here with "naming variables" (โโ _โ ).
we become programmers because we lack creativity. my brain short circuits when i have to come up with something other than "foo", "bar", or maybe even "baz"
Programming is quite literally creative problem solving, so I doubt that programmers lack creativity.
Problem solving, of course, but creative writing, composition, and art... not my cup of tea.