Reading this article made me rethink what live coding truly is, since I’ve been seeing a lot of live coding performances but never really thought about that. I really like the idea that there is no definition to it, “Live coding is about people interacting with the world, and each other, in real time.” Although I found this explanation sort of general but it really showcases how much inclusivity and possibility live coding could potentially encompass. I also like the point the author made that live coding “asks questions about liveness”, prompting reflections on the fundamentals of computer culture and technology. For me it is just so breath-taking that we could use simply 1 line of code creating a particle system in hydra while it would take a century in p5, and the fact that live coding’s straightforward nature is making music and visual creating much easier than ever before. As for “showing the screen” during performances, at least from my own experience watching the showscases, the process of seeing the performer changing the code on the bigger screen as the visuals is a part of witnessing the magic happen and is exactly what truly make the whole thing “live”.