Meditations on Code As Art - David Whitney - NDC Oslo 2026

This talk was recorded at NDC Oslo in Oslo, Norway. #ndcoslo #ndcconferences #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC conference near you: https://ndcconferences.com https://ndcoslo.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and learn every day: / @NDC Follow our Social Media! https://www.facebook.com/ndcconferences https://twitter.com/NDC_Conferences https://www.instagram.com/ndc_conferences/ #architecture #ethics #code Code can be beautiful, elegant and performant, but can it deliberately be artistic? Despite how important and prolific software and programming have become over the last 50 years the general public still have a very loose understanding of what software actually is. This hasn't been lost of the people that build the software, who often slowly try and capture themselves in the work that they do. In this talk we'll take a look at some examples through history of seeing the humans behind the code they write as they imprint themselves on their work and we'll consider if it's possible to deliberately make art by manipulating the form and design of software itself. A talk for everyone wanting to be seen in the work, or understand their own creative urge.