Ever used a code kata? Looked to hire a ninja programmer? Installed a X-Jutsu plugin for you favorite IDE/Language? What is that with programming and martial arts? As a programmer and a martial artist I felt unsettled, so I went on a quest to investigate. I've interviewed a number of seasoned programmers, algorithm specialists, and other people working in software who are secretly martial artists. I've heard what martial arts taught them on coding, and what coding taught them on martial arts. (Based on a podcast due to be published in late May).