alex wrote:
I imagine work has already been done in this area, could anyone suggest references? I'd be very interested in any opinions on the above ideas too, and on the subject of programming and creativity in general.
You can find a general overview of creativity and theories thereof in: Robert Weisberg, "Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts", Wiley, 2006. As creativity is related to knowledge and competencies you may also want to look at another tome: Ericsson et al (eds), "The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance", Cambridge University Press, 2006. -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
