October 7, 2005
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Programming vs Coding
Few of us have thought about the difference between programming and
coding. Here’s an interesting quote that I spotted on the homepage of NoMorePasting.com:
“As a programming teacher, one thing does irritate me:
the persistent misuse of the word “programming” when the author
means coding. Programming is creating the logic, coding is translating
that logic into
code. Many students
come into class able to code, but almost none come in able to program — that
is, create the logic. They think sitting down and making spaghetti code is
programming.” - Tom Fordham- SwordAngel
