How much 'coding' do you do?

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I'm curious (just a general consensus) -- how much of a 'coder' are you when developing your websites, or do you use a lot of software tools to the work for you?

I.e., here are some examples:

a) Wordpress - Would you (i) log in via ftp, upload the .zip file, go into SSH and then unzip the files, and then create the database through the mySQL phpAdmin panel, -- OR -- (ii) Outsource the site creation through an outsourcing site and just start posting blog entries

b) "Products" - Would you (i) Download & install adobe acrobat, get ms Office (or OpenOffice), create your product, format the document, insert the html links, go the e-commerce provider (paypal/or equivalent), set up the purchasing links, etc, etc, -- OR -- (ii) Write the document & hire someone else to set everything else up for you -- OR -- (iii) find someone skilled & tell someone else what you want them to write, and find someone else to set everything up for you, etc, etc?

Basically curious how much 'computer' work everyone does here (i.e., setting up the framework) on average as opposed to actual product creation/promotion, etc?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dean Jackson
    I don't do much coding lol.

    I seriously just can't get it through my head.. It almost makes my head explode!

    But I am fairly good with photoshop and manipulating graphics which saves a lot of searching around and outsourcing.
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  • Profile picture of the author petr_ind
    I use wordpress but still i hack it so i can get the better things
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    • Profile picture of the author KathyK
      (i) and (i) - but I don't really consider either of those coding.

      Coding is setting up the Wordpress and then writing your own modules (or rewriting someone else's) because you can't find ones that do what you want.
      Serious coding is deciding you don't like WordPress/Joomla/Drupal, etc. - and writing your own CMS. (I counted myself as 75% coder because I've never gone THAT far.)

      Ebooks don't count as coding at all (unless you are writing an ebook about coding and put in your own code as examples )
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      • Profile picture of the author jdenc
        I went with 50%. I know how to do a lot of stuff and can figure out the rest if need be. But if I can automate something and not suffer a serious quality loss then give me a button to push.
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