The given reading looks into how the ‘live’ part of live coding is defined and executed. It was particularly interesting to see such spectrum of liveliness as it was something we also talked about in class.

I remember in class we talked about how much of the code should be prepared or not, in order to balance making sure that the audience is constaly entertained and that not too much of the performance is preplanned. The reading mentions both styles of live coding, implying it depends on the style and the performer and the performance, and what definition of liveliness they wish to hold.

For such decision, I think it’s important to remember that “within live coding, the performer consciously adopts a medial position, actively maintaining the conditions that will keep the action dynamic.”