1. Consider Star's challenge: camcorder:35mm-movie-camera::XXX:normal programming tools. Now solve for XXX: Logo, Scratch, _______?https://twitter.com/starsandrobots/status/891710159474401280 …
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5. Some programs do exist to provide experiences for an audience, but the power and value of software derive from richer capabilities.
I think you're digging to deeply on the analogy — the connection is insofar as the results are both creative works
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Programs are not "like" movies but methods of production (and budget and resultant polish) can withstand analogy
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Absolutely, and I hope my response doesn't come across as a ham-handed attack on a reasonable metaphor. As you can see it's an axe I grind.
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... and if you have any thoughts on how producing tools is different from producing other creative works, I'd love to hear them.
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Emphatically not trying to prove they're different! :)
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Touché :-)!
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