What does it mean to code?

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People say that learning to code is a very useful skill. What does it mean exactly?

I can do data analysis and visualization in python and R. Does that mean I can code? Or does coding mean full stack developers?

Is coding a general umbrella term for all types of programming (including excel)?

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> People say that learning to code is a very useful skill. What does it mean exactly?

It’s a very broad term when used in isolation like this. Consider a similar query:

***My toddler can say 10 words in English. Does that mean he can talk? Or does talking mean being fluent in Japanese?***

> I can do data analysis and visualization in python and R. Does that mean I can code?

Yes.

> Or does coding mean full stack developers?

Yes.

> Is coding a general umbrella term for all types of programming (including excel)?

It can be an umbrella term for instructing hardware or software what to do, using some sort of a code. If you type `**some bold text**` in a comment on Reddit, you have coded (you used the markdown code).

But in most contexts, it is being used more specifically (the context of course provides those specifics).

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