Coding or Programming: What Is the Difference?

Some people will tell you coding and programming is the same thing and to a certain extent, they'd be telling the truth. That said, there are several important distinctions between coding and programming, which you should understand to ensure you're learning the right thing to meet your goals. In this video, Alex from Scrimba explains the difference once and for all, with a specific focus on what you need to know a new developer and aspiring junior developer.

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Alex is a self-taught developer who loves making the content he wish HE had when learning to code. He's a Community Manager and Content Creator at Scrimba and the host of The Scrimba Podcast - a weekly pod about learning to code and how to get your first junior developer job.

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[bookercodes]

Thanks a lot for watching, everyone

[roysaucedo]

This challenged me to start thinking as a problem solver rather than just memorizing!

[Tjoohoo]

That was a solid rundown of the two terms, thanks Alex!

[AlanMynah]

"you can memorise a dictionary, but that would be practically useless"

Nigel Richards has entered the chat

[techgix]

please sir can you suggest a site where i can solve algorithms to become better

[nokuthulazulu]

That was well said, I don't need to go any further.
Thank you for that crystal clear explanation 😉🙏.

[codingwithlucy]

SO interesting! Really well explained, thanks!

[GigMyRig]

Well done and we'll articulated, Alex!

[marshwiggleme]

Completely unrelated but Alex reminds me of a young Nick Hitchton the farmer from Arncliff, come nuclear pysicist on the 7 Up television series.

[tengkurangohcitizen]

Do you think a 40 year without previous coding skills can learn and become a front end web developer freelancer in one year?

[davidgold]

Good day everyone. I intend learning software development but due to my busy schedule, I have only Saturdays, as free time and I intend devoting it to learning, although I might progress at a slow pace .
Are there software development courses that suits this my condition?
Someone should pls help me out

[sachinkushwaha]

am want join your discord channel,
how, i do that....

[khaidemsandip]

600 leetcode problems solved. I think I did programming ☺️