Computer scientists are well-versed in dealing with data structures. The same cannot be said about their dual: codata. Even though codata is pervasive in category theory, universal algebra, and logic, the use of codata for programming has been mainly relegated to representing infinite objects and processes. Our goal is to demonstrate the benefits of codata as a general-purpose programming abstraction independent of any specific language (i.e. with a specific evaluation strategy, typing discipline, paradigm, etc.). While codata is not featured in many programming languages today, we show how codata can be easily adopted and implemented by offering simple inter-compilation techniques between data and codata. Ultimately, we hope to utilize the Curry-Howard correspondence to find a common ground and bridge the gap between the functional and object-oriented paradigms.