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Why We Should All Learn a Little Code
Enthusiasm for learning programming languages is on the rise. And coding is no longer the domain of self-taught savants or formal C.S. students. Students of all ages and disciplines are recognizing the benefits of being more code fluent. Plenty of free, in-browser online tutorials have risen to meet this need. One site, Codecademy, had over 1 million users pledge 2012 as their “code year” and sign up for their free tutorials on Java, HTML and CSS for beginners.
This is a great sign for the future of work in the U.S. Coding familiarity is becoming more of an asset across all industries. You don’t need to know how to reprogram your computer to operate it, but understanding how it works will help you imagine how programs can change to better serve your industry. So, if you’re among those of us who’ve always thought programming was impossibly hard or reserved for the tech-minded, consider learning a little code. There’s never been a better (or more supportive) time to get ahead of the curve.
An example of web design and web development being fundamentally different, yet a necessary cohesive partnership to deliver a product, is the relationship between an architect and an interior decorator. The former constructs the foundation, whilst the latter creatively engages the user with its appearance. Similarly to the process of making websites, the designer is concerned with the graphics, colour scheme, the optimisation of content and the presentation of the site. In contrast to this, the developer integrates all the programs with computer languages such as HTML or JavaScript etc. to enable navigation, animation and operational services. They are responsible for the usability of a website. In turn, this is visually transformed by the designer to generate aesthetic appeal. The combination of both services is at the heart of producing a sufficient website, as it cannot exist without input from both angles.
