People who think software development is not a creative job are wrong. It is very much similar to other creative jobs. It is logic based creativity.

Ain't it? 😛

Especially when job security comes at stake :p

Actually, I don't want what we do to be considered "creative".

Yes, some people denigrate what we do by saying "it isn't creative". Fuck those people. Often the most useless, talentless people in the word hide behind the phrase "oh, I'm creative" as a defense against the charge of being absolutely good for nothing.

Next time someone says "I'm creative". Ask them what they've, you know, actually created. Chances are their "OC" is just badly drawn mspaint Sonic fanart posted to Deviantart.

Let's not be called "creative".

it's creative as fuck!

Just because I'm not trying to feel out the spirit animal of the project I'm working on, don't assume I'm not creative lol

@QoolQuy2000 We create something new, so we are creative. But I also don't use that term, because its reserved by artists (and wannabes).

It's absolutely true!

Also, welcome to devRant :)

@rayanon Thanks

This is why I'm switching to dev from IT! I want the happy place between technical and creativity 😊

We are creative by definition. From Wikipedia:

"Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a literary work, or a painting)."

We are creative on intangible with ideas and on physical with code and product.