On the Nature and Purpose of Code

By Tom Moertel Posted on July 23, 2026 Tags: code , good code , nature of code , purpose of code , source code , definitions , theory , philosophy ( This post is part of a series of posts on good code . ) Recently, I came across some programming advice that I disagreed with. When I thought about why I disagreed with it, I realized that the argument forming in my head followed from my foundational…