Meanings
nounlive coding (uncountable)
- uncountableA performing art based on the writing of source code and the use of interactive programming in an improvised way, for example to create audiovisual effects.
Some music, such as electronic dance music, is completely produced electronically and new practices have developed such as live coding, circuit bending, and chipmusic.
2014, William Forde Thompson, Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia
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