[spacecadet]

What is typing. Lets say you have no hands, no eyes, and cannot speak or to speed this up- All you can do is communicate with foot taps (in great detail) to a human translator. Would we tell this person they are not programming?

[kevindamm]

Depends -- are the foot taps communicating a program or was the message for human consumption?

If self-modifying code executes in the forest but nobody is there to observe it, does it have an author?

[spacecadet]

Programming. All Im trying to illustrate is that, it's not the typing that makes the sausage, it's the ideas. Who cares how the code gets created, if the people involved care, they can provide input and assistance to make the final outcome exactly what they want.

[janikvonrotz]

What is your point?

[boesboes]

They should have used copilot to write the comment, might hav been coherent them /s

[spacecadet]

Here you go:

Typing, in the broad sense, refers to the action of inputting information into a device, whether it's done via a keyboard, voice, or any other method. When you describe a scenario in which a person can only communicate through foot taps to a human translator, this still qualifies as a form of inputting information. The method of communication might be unconventional and require translation into a form understandable by a computer, but it remains a way of interacting with a device or system.

In the context of programming, what fundamentally matters is the ability to formulate logical instructions that a computer can execute. If a person can convey these instructions through foot taps, and these are then translated accurately into a programming language by a human or machine, this person is indeed programming.

Programming is defined by the cognitive process of solving problems and giving instructions, not necessarily by the physical act of typing these instructions in a conventional manner. Therefore, we would not tell this person that they are not programming; rather, they are programming using an alternative method of communication. This highlights the inclusive and adaptable nature of technology and programming, which can accommodate various methods of interaction to include individuals with different abilities.