Comment by babbeloski

BFA in Illustration, currently leading the UI team at a 'big data' company in NYC. I'd say what translates from art to tech is the constant spiral of learning and improving. It takes a lot of patience and persistence to learn how to draw and paint. It doesn't come fast, it's years of struggle until your skills converge with your aesthetics. Programming is a lot like that, and it's never ending. You're committed to being a life long observer of what's going on, taking influence from things you like; it's always changing and growing, and that's what keeps it interesting.