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The problem started with using the word code as a verb. To code used to mean (1) translating a message into a coded form (e.g., cipher or Morse code), and (2) c
by bdowling 5y ago
The problem started with using the word code as a verb. To code used to mean (1) translating a message into a coded form (e.g., cipher or Morse code), and (2) classifying something by attaching pre-defined codes to describe it (e.g., data entry). Programming a computer is not like either of those tasks, except to someone who doesn't understand programming.
- bear8642 5y ago> To code used to mean (1) translating a message into a coded form This is probably where the verb form originates - translating the assembly or higher level ideas into the binary required for the computational engines of the past