I don't think it's valid to compare a flow state with meditation. Coding isn't just "one thing", not like mindfulness mediation practices are about "one thing".

I don't think it's valid to compare a flow state with meditation. Coding isn't just "one thing", not like mindfulness mediation practices are about "one thing". It seems to me that coding is about actively using a lot of your brain. At the abstraction level of a brain or a mind coding is a whole lot of different things. I happen to think meditation is good practice for directing your attention mindfully, improve your ability to direct your thoughts. Good at directing your thoughts at something? You'll find you enter flow states when doing it. So I see the connection, but they aren't the same.