Coding vs. Programming vs. Software Development

Coding: Translating a given mathematical logic into a specific instruction format (syntax) for a specific environment in a specific style. Such as writing "Apple" but as "[started]A-p(2x)-l-e[finished]" because it had to be like that for a constraint.

Software Development: The most comprehensive term. It includes design, planning, ideas, programming, coding , deployment, maintenance, repairing, analyzing, and more.

Programming: Creating a mathematical logic that solves a problem. For example first thinking about a problem and writing down some logical formulas to restrict a problem to a manageable scope and then attacking the problem with more logical rules. Generally written on a paper, whiteboard, notepad or flowchart.

A very simplified example of what PROGRAMMING would look like BEFORE implementing in a programming language or style can be designed by a programmer in this way if wanted to

Program module 1: {

Step 1: Defining Abstractions & Initial Validation

user = Yunus or Joe or Lee and not Ali

GUI = GUI for Windows XP but not Ubuntu

If

user -> hasTerminalRunning()

user -> getAvailableRAM() >= 5120

user -> isOnLinux()

user -> isClicking("GetSocialInfo")

GUI -> hasFunctionBound("GetSocialInfo")

GUI -> isFunctionWorking("GetSocialInfo")

then

user -> [state = READY_TO_PROCEED]

else

abort("Preconditions not met. Cannot continue.")

Step 2: Proceed with Profile Fetch

If

user -> [state == READY_TO_PROCEED]

user -> getAvailableRAM() >= 5120

then

profile = GitHubAPI -> fetchProfileAsString(user -> username)

if

user -> prefersEmojiFormatting()

then

profile = transformLineBreaksToEmojis(profile)

return profile

else

abort("Insufficient RAM during GitHub fetch.")

}

Program module 1.2: {

if

GUI from module 1 is for Windows XP

then

RAM allocation  -> should be calculated as ->

Σ (Nᵢ × Sᵢ) + O

else

STOP EVERYTHING NOW.

}