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Learning Creative Coding(stigmollerhansen.dk)
41 points by ammerfest 4 hours ago | 12 comments
JoeDaDude an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Did any other old timer like me get reminded of Creative Computing magazine?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Computing_(magazine)

dolebirchwood 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Am I just supposed to know what "creative coding" is? It is not defined anywhere on the page. What specifically distinguishes "creative coding" from just "coding"?

oceansky 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Creative coding is a type of computer programming in which the goal is to create something expressive instead of something functional.

Wikipedia

zabzonk 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Anyone know what "expressive" means here?

Also, you could have provided a link to the wikipedia article this is from.

empressplay 11 minutes ago | parent [-]

Art. Creative coding is creating art, be that visual art or music.

marysminefnuf 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Its written extensively with ai. I got excited to read but got turned away when i saw the disclaimer.

bitwize 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

How sad. "Creative coding" was supposed to be one of the last respites we programmers had from the sloppotron.

makerofthings 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s disappointing. I’ll give that a miss then.

guiambros 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

In the author's defense, I just read a chapter, and it doesn't feel like AI slop. I think they were just being brutally transparent with disclaimers. The author has "two decades of experience teaching creative coding".

Also the book is beautifully designed. Clearly a lot of effort and taste was put into it (as you'd expect from a Creative Coding book).

I'm not the target audience, but if this work was only possible because of AI, I'd say this is a win for the world.

Full disclaimer from the pdf:

> AI ASSISTANCE

> This book was created through an extended collaboration between the author, Claude (Anthropic), and ChatGPT (OpenAI). The structure, pedagogical framework, and frustrations catalog emerged from the author’s two decades of teaching creative coding. AI served as writing partner, generating draft content based on detailed prompts while the author provided direction, critique, iteration, and editorial control. AI was also used to generate specific images. All teaching insights, personal anecdotes, and educational philosophy originate from the author’s experience.

bobanrocky 3 minutes ago | parent [-]

Another one trying to make some hay .. oh well

rain-princess an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

if you open up the pdf it actually says written with AI...and author's 2 decades of experience with creative coding. i feel like it's a pretty fair disclaimer

rogerrogerr 5 minutes ago | parent [-]

If someone gave me an ice cream cone and said "this is 99% ice cream and 1% cow shit", that would be a fair disclaimer. I still wouldn't lick it.