BloombergGraphics/whatiscode resource
Paul Ford’s “What Is Code?” observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4104
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 812
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3739 stars · 257 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The source repository for Paul Ford's 'What Is Code?', a long-form interactive essay published by Bloomberg Businessweek in June 2015 explaining what software and programming are. It contains the article text (index.html) and the JavaScript powering the interactive web presentation.
Use cases
- read a beginner-friendly explanation of what programming is
- understand how computers and software work without a technical background
- find a long-form introduction to coding for non-programmers
- study how an interactive long-form web article is built
- suggest corrections to the essay's text via pull requests
When to choose
- you want an accessible, journalistic introduction to software and programming
- you are curious how interactive editorial web content is implemented
When to avoid
- you need a practical tool, library, or framework for building software
- you want up-to-date technical tutorials, since the essay dates from 2015
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
documentation developer-tools education programming-languages developer-tools tutorials browser cross-platform article essay journalism interactive-content bloomberg-businessweek paul-ford web
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/BloombergGraphics/whatiscode · fetched 2026-08-28 · ebfe14966b2f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| BloombergGraphics/whatiscode | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="BloombergGraphics/whatiscode")
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