For me, the intension of Live Coding can be divided into “knowing what want to show and not knowing what want to show”. When I come up with a concept first, but constrained by the lack of knowledge, I often fall into self-doubt: “What did I learn in Live Coding ? At this time, there is no concept, and I am surprised and happy with whatever I make at random. After a month of learning, I often reflect on whether the things I make are just “to comfort myself”. However, after reading this article, one of the important features of Live Coding is “experiment”:Although many live coders acknowledge some formal training in computing, music, or artistic methods, the knowledge of the process required for live coding emerges often through experimentation, through the accumulation of trial and error, and through innumerable versions and iterations, tests, and attempts(261). For IM, a lot of software requires enough acknowledge to be able to produce. So I’m still not very comfortable with the learning process of Live Coding. Learning these skills is not about the anxiety of seeing someone else using the same skills and saying “they are doing it better than me”, it’s about the enjoyment of acquiring a skill at the same time. As the author says “Within live coding, the challenge seems less one of responding with learned behavior or an already rehearsed script than of how to harness the potential unique to every contingent situation”.

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