On 14 Aug 2013 01:57, "Andrew Brown" <algorithmicmusic_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sure it is true, as Georg states, that live programming environments
and practices may have general utility - as Sorensen advocates. There seems
to (should) be an assumption that 'live coding' is performative and that
'coding' is live (i.e., an activity), so a coding or programming
distinction seems unnecessary as does, I hope, the need to add
'performance' to the end of 'live coding' in order to be understood.
I think I disagree. Live performance is the most visible and easy to
communicate context for live coding but is not the only or the original one.
"Performative" doesn't imply an audience, it means that words are deeds (cf
Austin), which is mostly true of all programming but has a special
resonance with live coding.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performativity
Alex
Received on Wed Aug 14 2013 - 10:11:18 BST