writing software

Programs for authors

Writing software is the activity of creating computer programs—designing, coding, testing, and refining the instructions that make computers perform tasks.

The phrase emphasizes the craft aspect: like writing prose, it involves composition, revision, and style choices.

She's been writing software for twenty years.

Software can also be written in the passive sense: This code was written in Python.

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algorithm · developer · keyboard · caffeine · bugs · rubber duck · code · clean code · code review · pull request · terminal · IDE · refactoring · tech debt · deploy · git · version control · open source

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medium/technology

writing softwarepen and paper

Basic tools for correspondence

handwriting · longhand · writing by hand · pencil and paper · typewriter

creation vs. consumption

writing softwarePDF viewer

Program displaying formatted documents

browser · e-reader · media player

construction vs. destruction of text

writing softwarefile shredder

Device destroying confidential documents

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G