tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10841569002423742302011-06-07T22:05:25.627-07:00a discussion forum for <a href="http://pcho.net/codecalarts">&ldquo;computational concepts,&rdquo;</a> calarts, spring 2007pchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345912798397642448noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084156900242374230.post-59751247975029699202007-02-04T11:02:00.000-08:002007-02-04T11:17:33.866-08:00Merriam-Webster defines &ldquo;code&rdquo; as:<br /><blockquote> Main Entry: <b>¹code</b><br /> Pronunciation: <tt>'kOd</tt><br /> Function: <i>noun</i><br /> Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin <i>caudex, codex</i> trunk of a tree, document formed originally from wooden tablets<br /> <b>1</b> <b>:</b> a systematic statement of a body of law; <i>especially</i> <b>:</b> one given statutory force<br /> <b>2</b> <b>:</b> a system of principles or rules<br /> <b>3 a</b> <b>:</b> a system of signals or symbols for communication <b>b</b> <b>:</b> a system of symbols (as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings<br /> <b>4</b> <b>: <span style="font-size:-1;">GENETIC CODE</span></b><br /> <b>5</b> <b>:</b> a set of instructions for a computer </blockquote><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_%28disambiguation%29">code page on Wikipedia</a> also describes some examples of how code is used.<br /><br />You could say that in general each of these definitions deals with: a process by which a source performs a conversion of information into a message which is sent to a receiver, who deciphers the message.<br /><br />Describe an example of <span style="font-weight: bold;">code</span>, posting your response as a comment on this blog entry. This could be from any cultural or technological context. Be creative in your interpretation of what code might be!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1084156900242374230-5975124797502969920?l=codecalarts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345912798397642448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084156900242374230.post-27319808969684937722007-02-03T16:33:00.000-08:002007-02-03T18:24:33.438-08:00Welcome to the blog for the "Computational Concepts" course at CalArts this spring 2007. I'm Peter Cho, and I'll be your host for the next few months.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1084156900242374230-2731980896968493772?l=codecalarts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345912798397642448noreply@blogger.com0