As computers become more and more common, the significance of term Computer Art(ist) is fading.
I am no more computer artist than I am a Table Artist or Desk Artist.
It is important to realise that visual skills were not developed via computer use (none were available at the time).
Computer is essentially an amplifier, an assembly machine, an accelerator of processes, mental and physical.
The most effective use of computers is through programming.
Programming is a kind of writing.