I wouldn't even make a distinction. keyboard or paintbrush it doesn't matter - if you're coding to bring your vision to life its just as much a part of your art as the triangles or pixels. Vermeer put together intricate devices to implement his ideas, its the same with coding. You're an artist, beyond that its all tools…
I find it meditative. I make my living with code even though I have an art degree, and I've found that if I don't set aside time for art, I get irritable and have trouble sleeping.