There is one consequence of considering code as software design that completely overwhelms all others. It is so important and so obvious that it is a total blind spot for most software organizations. This is the fact that software is cheap to build. It does not qualify as inexpensive; it is so cheap it is almost free. If source code is a software design, then actually building software is done by compilers and linkers.
But then you could argue that the machine code emitted from the compiler is a design and the actual hardware that implements it is "building the software".
But then you could argue that the implementing transistor arrangement is a design and the actual movement of electrons that implements it is "building the software"
What Is Software Design? http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/articles/reeves_design.h...
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There is one consequence of considering code as software design that completely overwhelms all others. It is so important and so obvious that it is a total blind spot for most software organizations. This is the fact that software is cheap to build. It does not qualify as inexpensive; it is so cheap it is almost free. If source code is a software design, then actually building software is done by compilers and linkers.