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type one thing wrong and my code is still code, but the meaning changes, just like the meaning in the novel changes. with many novels, the author may have inte
by lowercased 5y ago
type one thing wrong and my code is still code, but the meaning changes, just like the meaning in the novel changes.
with many novels, the author may have intended X, but readers are often encouraged to bring their own views and interpretations to the work, and those may often be useful to others in understanding the work. that's not as true for most software I've worked on though.
- jolmg 5y agoAnd when I mentioned writers, I was thinking of the work that's probably required to build the plot, even before writing it. I'm not a writer, but I would imagine it involves holding a world and timeline in their head and tweak it while making sure they're not introducing plot-holes. I imagine quite a bit of research is involved, too.
- code_duck 5y agoThis would be quite problematic with legal writing.