Writing and Coding:

There is a peculiar comfort in arranging instructions till it makes logical sense and gets a particular work done. It's like solving a  jig-saw puzzle or a sudoku. There is a feeling of elation, of mental satisfaction which comes whenever the logical pattern created by our brain matches with the understanding of the computer. The first code I wrote in my life(I was in the fourth grade then) was in basic- a simple addition of two numbers,when the computer finally produced an output of the sum of two integers ,I had the feeling-"Dear God, I have the ability to think like a machine".
  
There is another occupation in life that matches this elation of coding.It's writing.It's just like coding, arranging particular words in a sentence so that it makes sense to another individual.The clarity of thought is brought out in both cases. A good coder is the one whose goals are set and the path to that goal is clearly thought out similarly a good writer expresses his thoughts clearly in a logical order to his readers and reaches his/her own conclusions.The beauty of both the arts come from the simplicity of thought which achieves the most direct method of solving a problem.A good coder gets his/her work done by the minimum intricacy possible similarly  a good writing is simple,direct and concise.There is a remarkable absence of intricacy, ornamentation and clutter in both good writing and good coding.Now here's a thing that intrigues me most - Are all good coders good writers and vice versa.I am still working on that.