I get what you're saying, but that's definitely not what good writing means in the context of, say, poetry, or literary fiction. Programming is best compared to

I get what you're saying, but that's definitely not what good writing means in the context of, say, poetry, or literary fiction. Programming is best compared to technical writing or cookbooks, I think. I realize this is one of those irritating "actually," replies, but what can I say, I'm sensitive about this topic. =)