On: What Is 'What Is Code?'

[austenallred]

To be clear, I don't think it's the writer's fault. "Teach CS101 in one paragraph" is simply an impossible task

[TheOtherHobbes → austenallred]

I think it's brilliant too - possibly the first ever piece of genuine digital journalism.

And I think it's worth making a distinction between two aims - understanding a little about code and the culture around it, and learning how to write professional code.

Obviously you're not going to do the latter in 38,000 words.

But it's superb at the former.