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Coding is just if statements, more or less. Programming and coding are different words with different meanings, though. What is the reason to conflate them?
by randomdata 5y ago
Coding is just if statements, more or less. Programming and coding are different words with different meanings, though. What is the reason to conflate them?
- codebje 5y agoBecause 'coding' is just slang for 'programming'.
- randomdata 5y agoThat is not true, though. Coding is about writing code, whereas programming is the thought process that goes into writing code. The original comment establishes the same distinction, so it is not exactly a novel separation. The question was why then conflate them when they were already recognized as being different?
- lokedhs 5y agoSince this is HN, and pedantic corrections are popular, I feel the need to point out that "coding" is the original term. I've seen very old references where creating instructions for a machine to execute was referring to "coding". We're talking Jacquard Mills or Babbage machines here.