Coding vs Programming
Debates center on whether programming is merely coding syntax or encompasses broader elements like architecture, algorithms, domain knowledge, and unambiguous execution, often analogized to writing, art, or literature.
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Is programming not defining something with software - encoding physical actions (math) as wordy descriptions (art)?
It depends what you are programming. It's like saying, writing is not poetry.
By "code" mean a syntax/semantics and by "program" architecture/algorithms?
one wonders when code will be thought of as ... code.
It's not computation in a traditional sense, but it's programming of a kind.
How would you prefer to see computers programmed, besides code?
Code is data. There is no technical difference, only human interpretative models.
What does it mean to practice programming vs just programming?
We do, just like programming, so whats your point ?
You think programming is only about learning syntax?