I think the software as language/literacy metaphor is taken too far. A lot of this is because Chomsky was such an influential thinker, and people take it too f

I think the software as language/literacy metaphor is taken too far. A lot of this is because Chomsky was such an influential thinker, and people take it too far. There's a lot of language in formal math and science that isn't talked about in a way that assumes everyone will learn it. If you don't know how to code you aren't illiterate.