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Re:How do I become a graphics programmer? – A guide from AMD... by charcircuit on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @06:45PM (#38386893)
Your definitions are made up.

Programming refers to the act of writing a program for a computer to follow.

Coding refers to the act of writing code for a computer.

Edit: The definitions are not commonly used this way and in fact I've heard other people even give opposite definitions to what correponds to which word.

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Re:How do I become a graphics programmer? – A guide from AMD... by javajosh on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @06:53PM (#38386975)
Hate to break it to you, but all definitions are made up. The question is whether or not the distinction is useful or not. In my opinion, it seems useful to distinguish between understanding oriented tasks and goal oriented tasks.
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