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Mackenzie, A. (2006). Conclusion. In Mackenzie, A. Cutting Code: Software and Sociality. Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, pp. 169-214

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[...] More generally, code as expression and code as action never coincide fully. In terms of the software ontology explored here, code, the material that lies at the core of software, is unstable because it is both expression and action, neither of which are materially nor socially stable. In saying something, code also does something, but never exactly what it says, despite all its intricate formality.

—p.177 by Adrian Mackenzie 6 years, 11 months ago

[...] More generally, code as expression and code as action never coincide fully. In terms of the software ontology explored here, code, the material that lies at the core of software, is unstable because it is both expression and action, neither of which are materially nor socially stable. In saying something, code also does something, but never exactly what it says, despite all its intricate formality.

—p.177 by Adrian Mackenzie 6 years, 11 months ago