Perhaps the programming analogy is more similar to a language such as Logo or G-code used in CNC machines, that is used more to provide instructions to build so

Perhaps the programming analogy is more similar to a language such as Logo or G-code used in CNC machines, that is used more to provide instructions to build something rather than computation and logical operations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code