Code Styles

2024
© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, photo: Jonas Zilius
Artist/s
Christian Lölkes
Title
Code Styles
Year
2024
Copy Number
070
Category
Installation
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However rigid and inflexible programming languages may appear to be, programmers and all programming languages have enough latitude for writing code. Programmers can even develop their own style as long as they stay within the normal range of rules and guidelines while programming. This applies to the sheer written form of the code as well as the typical program sequences and the naming of the usual variables and functions. Coding is nothing more than the translation of computer commands by and for people. If it is written according to the given guidelines, it can be understood by other people. If it is not, it remains a mystery to everyone except the programmer. A broad range of optical and logical tricks for creating code also emerge, much like with an artwork.

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