I think persistence would be the key difference. When I used to run a MOO
(like a MUD, but object oriented), I would write objects and the like while
users were logged on and interacting with them. (Some languages will let
you define objects not as platonic forms, but as something actually in use
at the time you're writing it.) In a way, this was kind of like live
coding, except that the object was persistent and people could continue
interacting with it after I logged off.
Persistence, or the lack thereof is also very linked to music and
performance. The MOO was using a metaphor of physical objects, so making a
MOO object for art would be akin to making a sculpture. It's not at all
surprising that people would want to use this kind of language for live
performance. Sadly, there's no sound libraries for MOO.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:00 PM, thor <th.list_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8 Jan 2013, at 13:30, alex wrote:
>
>
> For example we could talk about live coding in live performance
> situations like webcasts (e.g. by Notch), katas, computing education
> lectures as well as music, and then talk about live programming in
> offline situations such as application development, interactive
> design, video animation and music composition.. Where live coding is
> a special case of live programming.
>
>
> Yes. This is the distinction being made in the text as I understand it.
>
> I think in general we have used the older phrase "interactive
> programming" for the general case, and have coined "live coding" and
> "live programming" for the "with-spectators" case.
>
>
> In which case the definition of live coding is solid, but the
> distinction between
> live programming (as applied in the text we're discussing) and interactive
> programming
> is less clear, if any.
>
> But perhaps it's not that important to define these areas too rigidly as
> they can easily overlap in various contexts.
>
>
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cheers,
Les
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