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Product of instructions is just product. Sometimes it may be software, sometimes it may be graphics, sometimes it may be both (graphical programming languages,
by yetihehe 2y ago
Product of instructions is just product. Sometimes it may be software, sometimes it may be graphics, sometimes it may be both (graphical programming languages, they exist).
> Seems reasonable to believe the thing happening due to the instructions is on another level of “abstract artifact”
Well, yes. Thing happening due to execution of instructions is typically[1] not those instructions.
> Or as another commenter said, the runtime execution?
Software is a list of instructions. Runtime execution is a process (of executing those instructions). What do you mean by your comment?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_(computing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_(computing)
- elliotec 2y agoI hear you that the end result is the software product, but what I'm saying is there are a lot of middle steps and grey area that could also be argued to be "software." In other words, I think I was trying to say I simply disagree with, or don't understand the point of the article due to the massive nuances. Also, yes, I love quines. And they're a great example of a nuance I'm conveying here.