Comments on: Making Code Poetry Part I http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/ designs stuff and writes code. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Oliver Jones http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-223485 Oliver Jones Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-223485 i love poetry because it is a way of expressing my own feelings.',. i love poetry because it is a way of expressing my own feelings.’,.

]]> By: Taylor Lewis http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-218943 Taylor Lewis Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:12:55 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-218943 I also like to make poems and read lots of books that is related to Poetry.,-; I also like to make poems and read lots of books that is related to Poetry.,-;

]]> By: Guille http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-184760 Guille Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:38:35 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-184760 if(CodeIsPoetry()){ Rimbaud.IsTextileLoomDeveloper(); $billgates = $alejandrapizarnik; this.LifeAsNoMagic(); } if(CodeIsPoetry()){
Rimbaud.IsTextileLoomDeveloper();
$billgates = $alejandrapizarnik;
this.LifeAsNoMagic();
}

]]> By: Elliot Swan | Making Code Poetry Part III: Condense Code Open To Multiple Interpretations http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6736 Elliot Swan | Making Code Poetry Part III: Condense Code Open To Multiple Interpretations Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:36:00 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-6736 [...] Time for the fun stuff. If you remember from Part I of this series, when we were checking Wikipedia for a definition of poetry we came across this little bit: Poetry’s use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. [...] [...] Time for the fun stuff. If you remember from Part I of this series, when we were checking Wikipedia for a definition of poetry we came across this little bit: Poetry’s use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. [...]

]]> By: Matt Schinckel http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6609 Matt Schinckel Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:07:35 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-6609 Elliot! Your self-trackbacks don't have gravatars! Elliot! Your self-trackbacks don’t have gravatars!

]]> By: Elliot Swan | Making Code Poetry Part II: Visual Form http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4950 Elliot Swan | Making Code Poetry Part II: Visual Form Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:23:19 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-4950 [...] (Stay tuned for Part III which will focus on resourceful and condense coding. If you haven’t read Part I yet, you can catch it here: Making Code Poetry Part I.) [...] [...] (Stay tuned for Part III which will focus on resourceful and condense coding. If you haven’t read Part I yet, you can catch it here: Making Code Poetry Part I.) [...]

]]> By: Elliot Swan http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4898 Elliot Swan Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:54:03 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-4898 Can't be a better place to start than <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/">W3Schools</a>, a good book on your language of choice, and some blogs (try technorati to find some on the said language). Can’t be a better place to start than W3Schools, a good book on your language of choice, and some blogs (try technorati to find some on the said language).

]]> By: AndrewE http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4897 AndrewE Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:44:57 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/08/20/making-code-poetry-part-i/#comment-4897 "At 9rules somebody asked if code really is poetry–I say that not all code is poetry, but all code should (and can) be poetry." That 'somebody' was me, and I was surprised at the amount of feedback I got. I was less surprised however, at the division amongst coders on the literal meaning of 'code is poetry'; some clearly see it as a means to an end, whereas others, like Mr. Swan, are willing to push it into the realm of aesthetic appreciation. Either way it remains somewhat of a mystery to me. I'm compelled to start learning code because I love messing with wordpress themes, I just understand what I'm actually doing. Any tips on how to get started for a complete newbie? “At 9rules somebody asked if code really is poetry–I say that not all code is poetry, but all code should (and can) be poetry.”

That ’somebody’ was me, and I was surprised at the amount of feedback I got. I was less surprised however, at the division amongst coders on the literal meaning of ‘code is poetry’; some clearly see it as a means to an end, whereas others, like Mr. Swan, are willing to push it into the realm of aesthetic appreciation. Either way it remains somewhat of a mystery to me.

I’m compelled to start learning code because I love messing with wordpress themes, I just understand what I’m actually doing.

Any tips on how to get started for a complete newbie?

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