Visual Coding vs. Normal Coding

This assignment delves into a comparison between normal (text-based) coding and visual coding, highlighting the advantages of the latter. It further explores the MESH project, a platform utilizing visual coding, detailing its functionalities such as motion sensors, camera integration, and connectivity with platforms like Google Assistant and WeMo. The assignment benefits both educators and developers by showcasing how MESH simplifies complex projects and prototyping.

Running head: NORMAL AND VISUAL CODING
Normal and Visual Coding
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................2
1. Introduction of Visual Coding and Normal Coding...................................................2
2. The advantages of visual coding over normal coding................................................2
3. Benefits of the products "MESH" on developers and educators................................5
4. Conclusion..................................................................................................................7
5. References..................................................................................................................8

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1. Introduction
There is the difference between normal coding and visual coding, the visual coding
has certain advantages over normal coding. The report will compare and contrast normal and
visual coding, will also show lights on the MESH project.
1. Introduction of Visual Coding and Normal Coding
Normal Coding: Normal coding involves computer programming. The computer
programming includes the procedures of designing, composing, and later the testing of all
those codes. If the code run successfully then the coding is successful if the debugging failed
it denotes the coding’s failure (Pupin, Marquet & Secq, 2017). The text editors and the IDEs
available in the market like Visual Studio, Eclipse provides the normal coding interface
where the software developers code in C, C++, Java, Python.
Visual Coding: Visual Coding involves the environment which is based on the
graphical data-flow model. Visual Programming, unlike normal coding, works by means of
data flow program, the data flow program is written and composed in the form of series of
assembled line, and the component programs arrive in a sequential manner (Pupin, Marquet
& Secq, 2017). Web developers, students widely use visual coding to get their job done.
2. The advantages of visual coding over normal coding
i. The Visual Coding is used by the novice coders; the platform can help the students to learn
how the coding works within the software, also help to conduct the school and the college
assignments, whereas, on the other hand, the normal coding looks bit complicated for the
beginners to start with (Source: Saldaña, 2015).

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Fig 1: The simple ‘Hello World’ Visual Coding program
(Source: Saldaña, 2015)

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Fig 2: The simple ‘Hello World’ Java Normal Coding program
(Source: Saldaña, 2015)
ii. The Visual Coding also helps the professionals in rapid prototyping easily.
iii. The Visual Coding is pliable and is very easy to use, compared to the normal coding.

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Fig 3: Data flow program example of Visual Coding
(Source: Saldaña, 2015)
Fig 4: Java program, an example of Normal Coding
(Source: Saldaña, 2015)
iv. The Visual Coding can be used by any professionals, whereas normal coding is basically
for the computer science engineers and software developers and it requires hard-core
knowledge on the programming language (Source: Saldaña, 2015).

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v. Microsoft VPL provides the platform where the coders can access various features and add
them directly like list functions, switch, adding variables, can merge, can join and even add
the calculations.
3. Benefits of the products "MESH" on developers and educators
Functionalities of the MESH Blocks: The IoT blocks have the following
functionalities – the motion sensor, camera, LED, speaker and microphone (Mesh, 2017).
Also, each block has wireless components like Bluetooth Smart, this helps the blocks to
integrate each other very easily and can form various designs. Also, it has the benefits, it can
be connected to WeMo also to Google Assistant and can also be connected to the cloud.
i. Benefits to educators: The educators who have no engineering skills can use the
MESH technology, especially the students can be largely benefitted from this technology.
They do not require to programming or coding, they can simply use their creative young
minds to design products by integrating these smart blocks (Mesh, 2017). In schools and
college premises, the MESH projects can definitely help them to execute their projects and
thoughts.
ii. Benefits to developers: The engineers from all streams including mechanical, civil
can be largely benefitted from the MESH technology. They can build prototypes and can
show it to the clients and thus can stay confirmed about the project before the original
construction starts (Mesh, 2017). The electrical electronics engineer can build models and
robots easily with the help of MESH.

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Fig 5: MESH Project
(Source: Mesh, 2017)
4. Conclusion
It can be concluded from the above discourse that Normal Coding and Visual Coding
are two different genres and Visual Coding has certain advantages. The benefits of the MESH
project have also been explained elaborately in the report.

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5. References
Mesh. (2017). With MESH, anything can become a smart device!| Sony. [online] Available
at: https://meshprj.com/en/ [Accessed 26 Aug. 2017].
Pupin, M., Marquet, P., & Secq, Y. (2017, June). How to make teenage girls love coding
using Python and the visual arts orienting language Processing?. In PyParis2017.
Saldaña, J. (2015). The coding manual for qualitative researchers. Sage.
Silver, C., & Lewins, A. (2014). Using software in qualitative research: A step-by-step guide.
Sage.