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'''Softcoding''' is a [[computer programming|computer coding]] term that refers to obtaining a value or function from some external resource, such as [[text files]], [[INI file]]s, [[preprocessor]] [[Macro (computer science)|macros]], external constants, [[configuration file]]s, [[command-line argument]] argumentss, databases, user input, HTTP server responses. It is the opposite of [[hardcoding]], which refers to coding values and functions in the source code.

==Programming practice==