Software is a logical construction. It is a structure of parts that have determinate behaviours, put together to serve a particular purpose. It realises intent by assembling objective materials. When you build software you are building a machine. This is pretty much nothing like writing a book.
The only rationale you give is to imply both activities are telling something what to do. But does this stand up? When you write a book, are you 'telling' the book 'what to do'? No. Or maybe telling the person reading it what to do? In which case, are you expecting them to behave exactly according to your 'instructions'? No, not really.
Literature and software are two very different things.
The only rationale you give is to imply both activities are telling something what to do. But does this stand up? When you write a book, are you 'telling' the book 'what to do'? No. Or maybe telling the person reading it what to do? In which case, are you expecting them to behave exactly according to your 'instructions'? No, not really.
Literature and software are two very different things.