Deputy Minister-designate for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu’s definition of coding has sparked controversy in the tech community.
Sukparu’s peculiar definition of coding during his vetting forced a member of the vetting committee, Jerry Ahmed, to laugh out loud as his answer, which illustrated his understanding of coding, left many scratching their heads.
When Mohammed Adams Sukparu appeared before the vetting, the MP for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed, asked him a simple question: “Do you know what coding is?”
The nominee answered positively, which pushed Ahmed to say, “Kindly tell us what coding is”.
Responding to the question, Mohammed Adams Sukparu said, “Coding is providing training for young men and women in the IT space, training them in web design, training them in how to build software and basically this is what coding is”.
The response has been met with widespread criticism from the tech world and other parliamentarians who understand coding, with some suggesting that coding is a much more complex and nuanced field.
A renowned computer science expert, Dr Jane Smith, defined coding or computer programming as the process of designing, writing, testing, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
“It requires a deep understanding of programming languages, algorithms, and software development principles.”
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