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Old 02-22-2011, 02:05 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin View Post
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Software is essentially a mechanical work, a book is a creative endeavour.
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This is a comment made mostly by folks who have never written any significant pieces of software. I've been a semi-pro musician; I've been a professional programmer; these days I'm a software researcher. Trust me, writing software is most definitely a creative endeavor!

That said, I have little argument with the rest of the post.

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