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Software is still physical

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Even in a world of ever complex frameworks, cloud environments and now AI agents, it can seem that software is highly abstract and ethereal. I would maintain that software is still physical. A lot of what we actually do, to achieve our goals, involves inputting data (such as AI prompts) and moving data around (such as manipulating data sets in a spreadsheet like environment or drawing diagrams, flow charts or visuals in a drag and drop environment). These are physical activities, which ultimately mutate physical electronic charges (bits in a memory unit somewhere). Just because we have abstracted a lot, doesn't mean the abstractions are not ultimately based on concrete, physical realities.

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