Wow, I have rewritten my response more than once, but I am basically amazed at how completely wrong this response is. Coding is a system of calculation as well. Like math, the goal of programming is to solve a problem. There are beautiful, elegant, and creative solutions in both math and coding, but first you have solve the damn problem. Music is basically about self expression, it's a means unto itself, it has no problem to solve.
You're missing a step. The goal of programming is not to just solve a problem, it is to create a solution to a problem. That creating part is the most important part.
You're either being inane, dense, or you're just plain inexperienced. Coding, like math, has an element to creativity to it. If you don't think math has creativity, you don't know anything about more advanced math. However, despite how technically brilliant, how sublime your solution may be, if it doesn't actually SOLVE the problem you set out to solve, it's not very useful.
